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1989 onwards · Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife · Nigeria

Ona Movement

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Ona Movement

1989 onwards · Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife · Nigeria

A group of artists at Ile-Ife who looked to Yoruba decorative design (ona) as the basis of a modern art, as the Nsukka artists did with uli.

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Yoruba ornament and pattern from textiles, carving and wall painting; rich colour; symbols and motifs worked into the whole surface.

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