Sacredness of The Head 2
Umeh continues with his investigation into the northern Nigerian culture particularly as it concerns the women-folk. The painting depicts women carrying wares on their shoulders rather than their heads to show the “sacredness of the head”. A culture well revered amongst the Fulani tribe of northern Nigeria. A combination of two major primary and secondary […]
Order A PrintUmeh 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 […]
Read moreUmeh continues with his investigation into the northern Nigerian culture particularly as it concerns the women-folk. The painting depicts women carrying wares on their shoulders rather than their heads to show the “sacredness of the head”. A culture well revered amongst the Fulani tribe of northern Nigeria. A combination of two major primary and secondary colours defines the mood for this painting.