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Jacobo Borges Museum, in Venezuela, pays tribute to Africa with the exhibition Abissa |
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The exhibition extended from March 20 to April 15, 2007, with a selection of objects representing the culture of some African countries, among them Bali, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zaire and Zimbabwe
23 April 2007/ ABN
Abissa, One hundred objects of African Art is the title of the exhibition held at the Jacobo Borges Museum, located West of Jóvito Villalba, in Catia, parish of Sucre, Caracas.
“One of the more obscure or hidden chapters in our history and our idiosyncrasy is the chapter related to the contribution of African culture. Africans came and established in a slow and complex process, almost without us realizing it,” explained Nelson Sánchez Chapellín, president of the Foundation Abissa which contributed the objects in the exhibition.
The exhibition opened on March 20 with the sound of drums brought from Africa followed by a speech in which Sánchez said that “this type of activity consolidates the feeling of national identity and the search for our origins and the way of dignifying what we are.”
A workshop on African expressions was held on March 21, and on March 22 a workshop about popular chants from Ivory Coast and another workshop about Bashegue and N´dombolo dances.
The program continued on March 23 and 24 with workshops on African hair styles and painting on cloth, an exhibition of traditional customs and dresses and a concert by the band Herencia.
All activities were held at the Jacobo Borges Museum from 9:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon. Entrance to all activities was free. The exhibition was open until April 15.
The word Abissa, which means “thank you” in the Baulé language, was a representation of the culture of African countries, among them Bali, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zaire and Zimbabwe.
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