Irugbin Doll

Naturally dyed and printed textiles and yarn, cowrie shells, variety of homegrown seeds

30” x 14” x 3.5”

“Irugbin Doll” is a companion piece to “Where You GO I Go”. it explores the idea of- how would you bring seeds with you if you were forced to leave your home? In this case the seeds are hidden with a child’s toy. When you consider that our ancestors were always thinking of their children, it’s only fitting that a child would carry the future with them.

The arms and legs are stuffed with raw cotton that still has it’s seeds.

There is a zipper in the back to hold the seed packets in the body.

The head is filled with indigo seeds, and the sun has sunflower seeds.

 

Recommendations:

To Read:

  • When Trees Testify (Beronda L. Montgomery)

  • The Conjuring of America (Lindsey Stewart)

  • An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children (Jamaica Kincaid)

To Watch:

  • Queen Sugar (2016)

  • Roots (1977 or 2016)