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Batik

Object

fabric

Production date

1980 = 1986

Object number

1989.211

Physical Description

Multicoloured Batik: 'Tribal Wives with Fruit' by Mark Mutyaba

Associated Person

Mutyaba, Mark (Artist)

Material

Cotton

Dimension

Height: 650mm
Width: 480mm

Exhibition Label

Art Inspired by ‘Home’

Many people wanted reminders of the countries and people they left behind when they moved to Hackney or grew up there.

Tribal Wives with Fruit by Mark Mutyaba, Uganda

The batik style was popular with many as the vivid colours captured the scenes and smells of places in the Caribbean and Africa, in contrast to the UK.

People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s-2000s
4 October 2016 to 21 January 2017
‘Tribal Wives with Fruit’ by Mark Mutyaba, 1989
Many people wanted reminders of the countries and people they left behind when they moved to Hackney or grew up there. The batik style by Ugandan artist Mark Mutyaba was popular with many as the vivid colours captured the scenes and smells of places in Africa, in contrast to the UK.

Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022

On display?

No