Durbar
Umeh explores tradition and culture with an insight into the northern Nigerian festival of the Durbar. With a mix of both primary and secondary colours, he sets up a “royally” ambience in his painting. The Durbar Festival is akin to the north and is especially hosted by the emir or the sultan during the turban […]
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Umeh Bede
Lagos, Nigeria
Umeh Bede Ifeanyichukwu was born on the 12th of February 1965 in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. Umeh enrolled into the famous Yaba College of Technology Lagos where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in painting. He worked briefly as an illustrator with Arbil, an advertising agency in Bodija Ibadan before retiring into full-time […]
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42" X 35" Inches
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Umeh explores tradition and culture with an insight into the northern Nigerian festival of the Durbar. With a mix of both primary and secondary colours, he sets up a “royally” ambience in his painting. The Durbar Festival is akin to the north and is especially hosted by the emir or the sultan during the turban succession rites. The horse riders, who are usually bodyguards, minstrels and magicians, escort the new royal to the palace in pomp and pageantry.
