Student Interpretation of Beadwork Objects in Exhibition
Students in Dr. Victoria Rovine's African Textiles and Clothing class at the University of Florida, in Fall 2007, chose objects to be included in the exhibition, Between the Beads: Reading African Beadwork, for a research topic to produce the following interpretive text. This project was done in collaboration with the curator of the exhibition, Susan Cooksey, curator of African art, as a Madelyn M. Lockhart Faculty Exhibition for the year 2008. Information from the student labels appears in the gallery incorporated into the object extended label copy and is also available as written in a separate document in the gallery.
Students:
Elise Carlson - Ndebele and Ngwane Staffs
Jordan Fenton - Northern Cameroon and Cameroon Grassfields Beadwork
Elizabeth Croasmun - Yoruba Twin Figure
Susan Kelliher - Zulu Beaded Panels
Ashlee Forbes - Herrero and Hemba Peoples Beadwork
Alice Mayeron - Kirdi Peoples Beadwork
Robin Schrieber - Yoruba Diviner's Bag
Kristin Tibbits - Kuba Personal Adornment
Jessica van Buren - Ndebele Peoples Beadwork
Margot Weissman - Deangle Mask
Jennifer Formont - Lidded Vessels
Ashleigh Lynch - Somali Koran Necklace
Kaitlyn Snead - Southern African Dolls
Emily Yetzer - Yoruba Beaded Crowns
