Exploring Efik Elegance in Kakandar’s Emblematic Exhibition
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Yinka Olatunbosun
Ekombi dancers, adorned in colourful costumes, glided across the exhibition hall at the opening of Timi Kakandar’s show at Quintessence, Victoria Island, Lagos, on March 28. For the audience, the moment felt almost cinematic—a visual juxtaposition of live dancers in Efik attire and their painted counterparts. Titled Efik Elegance: Onyonyo and the Art of Adornment, the exhibition celebrates visual splendour with deep cultural resonance.
Focusing on Onyonyo, a symbol of fem
Ekombi dancers, adorned in colourful costumes, glided across the exhibition hall at the opening of Timi Kakandar’s show at Quintessence, Victoria Island, Lagos, on March 28. For the audience, the moment felt almost cinematic—a visual juxtaposition of live dancers in Efik attire and their painted counterparts. Titled Efik Elegance: Onyonyo and the Art of Adornment, the exhibition celebrates visual splendour with deep cultural resonance.
Focusing on Onyonyo, a symbol of fem
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