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Image of a woman wearing hardhat and dark blue pants and shirt, with yellow safety vest, seated on a pile of yellow plastic containers; black background
Obiribea
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Obiribea

Artist Jeremiah Quarshie (Ghanaian, born 1985)
Date2016
Place of originAccra, Ghana
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions48 1/16 × 5 ft. (122 × 152.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2016.69
Collections
Visual DescriptionImage of a woman wearing hardhat and dark blue pants and shirt, with yellow safety vest, seated on a pile of yellow plastic containers; black background


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