Event:Ancestral Libations Pt II - Welsh Wool, Slavery and Identity: Woven Roots

The Woven Roots celebration event is an opportunity to dig deeper into the artistic process and the stories unearthed through Ancestral Libations Pt II - Welsh Wool, Slavery and Identity. The exhibition explores the role of Welsh plains in suppressing and denigrating the African identity of enslaved people, which was reinforced through textiles before colonialism. The artist Lucille Junkere, who will be on hand across the day, uses masks and other artefacts to represent the Akan, Ashanti, Yorùbá, Igbo, Ibibio, Éwé and Bantu heritage of the people enslaved to work on Britain's most lucrative plantation, Jamaica. Welsh flannel, wool remnants from blankets and throws, cotton, and Caribbean and West African natural dyes, including indigo, logwood, fustic, brazilwood and Kola nut, represent the traditional cultural cloth denied during slavery.

The open day offers first time visitors an opportunity to discover more about the exhibition. There is no need to book a ticket, come along and find out more...

11am-1pm: Lucille will be in the Museum's Education room giving demonstrations of natural indigo dyeing and sharing materials and conversation which connect her personal indigo dye practice referencing one of the figures in the exhibition.

 2pm-4:30pm: Lucille will be in the in the gallery space participating in informal conversations about the exhibition and her work.