Walking into the Fowler Museum’s latest installation is like stepping into a time machine to 20th-century Freetown, Sierra Leone.
“Did you bring your passport with you?” said curator Gassia Armenian as she led me toward the exhibition, “Joli! Read more...
Photo: Curatorial and research associate Gassia Armenian organized “Joli! A Fancy Masquerade,” an exhibit at the Fowler Museum displaying 11 West African headdresses created during the 1970s. The headdresses – which feature patterned fabrics, colorful textiles and intricate ornaments – were created from leftover fabrics of gowns, dresses and curtains during the British colonization of the state of Sierra Leone. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)