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Stretching Aso-Oke (Traditional Ironing)

Adeola Balogun

The Centenary Project

The Centenary Project
Lagos, Nigeria

This sculpture is life size and made in bronze, it depicts the traditional method of Ironing clothes. Back then, the aso-oke will be laid on a stone and hit with a hard metal like stick. Eventually it will begin to straighten.

Details

  • Title: Stretching Aso-Oke (Traditional Ironing)
  • Creator: Adeola Balogun
  • Provenance: Yemisi Shyllon
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Photographer: Ralph Eluehike
  • Collection: Yemisi Shyllon

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