Q&A: Umana Nnochiri discusses Nigerian akwanshi-inspired batik patterns
Umana Nnochiri is a textile artist and art educator at the Cross Rivers University of Technology in southeastern Nigeria. She adapts motifs from akwanshi (stone sculpture) of the Ejagham people of the Cross River region into fabric art using batik, a method of dyeing and wax-resist application practiced by cultures across the world. Her creations… Read More