Sacredness of the Head 1
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.Umeh plays mostly with a mixture of bright secondary […]
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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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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.Umeh plays mostly with a mixture of bright secondary colours and little primary colours.
