Osato Adeniyi
Gates to Africa
Other
2025
Paper
12x16
7. Ancestors’ Veneration In parts of West Africa, skulls were believed to hold the soul. Families honored ancestors by decorating and displaying their skulls as a form of protection and reverence. Many of these sacred remains were taken during colonization, and efforts to reclaim them continue today.
“8. Gates to Africa A reimagining of the 1885 Berlin Conference, this piece speculates on how the “Scramble for Africa” might have unfolded if African leaders had been present and active participants in determining the continent’s fate.”
Work by
Osato Adeniyi aka. sato.artz
illustration
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