


Mulambö Brazil, b. 1995
Babuche, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 cm
Unique piece.
Series: Night of Destiny
© 2023 MULAMBÖ
Further images
Exhibitions
2024 Night of Destiny. Reiners Contemporary Art and Portas Vilaseca Galeria. 1-54 Contemporary African Art Marrakech. Marrakech, Morocco.During the slavery period, Africans were prohibited from wearing shoes, so they became a very important symbol of freedom. Many black communities and organizations made shoes for newly freed people and the “Babuche”, a shoe of Muslim origin, was the first footwear that free men and women wore. To this day, Babuche is present in several cults of African-based religions in Brazil.
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