In Polynesia, bark-cloth textiles were once considered women’s wealth. They still figure in ritual exchanges.
Dr. Caroline Klarr
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From the Getty Conversations series
inspired by Malian and Western traditions
Malick Sidibé, Back View (2003)
Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.