Inv. n°: CL225

Hair Plaiting

Signed and dated 'Uzo Egonu78' (lower right).

h. 125.5 x w. 124 cm

1978

Oil on canvas

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Provenance

  • Collection of the artist
  • A private collection
  • Acquired at Bonhams, African Sale, London, 2019, lot 102

Publications

  • O. Oguibe, Uzo Egonu: An African Artist in the West, Small PressDistribution, London, 1995, Illustrated p. 73
  • Bonhams, Modern & Contemporary African Art, 2019, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25241/lot/102/

Exhibitions

  • Nigerian Modernism, Tate Modern, London, UK, 6th October 2025 — 10th May 2026

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