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#70 – COMMEMORATIVE CLOTHS (2). Mali. The size of each cloth is one pagne, the amount needed to make a woman’s wrap. Collected in Bamako, Mali. The blue and chartreuse cloth celebrates the 6th Prix de la Femme du Mali in 2006 (Woman’s Prize of Mali) named after Aoua Kéita (1912-1980) whose photographic portrait with a determined expression appears on the cloth. She was an outspoken member of the African Democratic Rally political party seeking independence from France. Her renunciation of French citizenship in 1950 was an important symbolic act for Malian women. In 1959 she was elected to the Malian Parliament, a year before Mali became an independent nation. Her acclaimed autobiography titled An African Woman: The Autobiography of Aoua Kéita Told in Her Own Words was published in 1975. L 68in. W 44in. Printed cotton. The cloth with a white, orange, and yellow design celebrates the Organization Panafricaine des Femmes Pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (The Pan-African Organization of West African Women) and 31 Juillet 2006: Journee Pan-Africaine des Femmes (July 31, 2006: The Day of Pan-African Women). Also depicted are the organization’s slogans: Paix, Securite et Stabilite Economique en Afrique (Peace, Security and Economic Stability in Africa) and Aucune Paix Durable Ne Peut Etre Etablie Sans Participation Effective Des Femmes (No lasting Peace Can Be Established Without the Meaningful Involvement of Women). L 69in. W 41in. Printed cotton.

COMMEMORATIVE CLOTHS (2). Mali. The size of each cloth is one pagne, the amount needed to make a woman’s wrap. Collected in Bamako, Mali. The blue and chartreuse cloth celebrates the 6th Prix de la Femme du Mali in 2006 (Woman’s Prize of Mali) named after Aoua Kéita (1912-1980) whose photographic portrait with a determined expression appears on the cloth. She was an outspoken member of the African Democratic Rally political party seeking independence from France. Her renunciation of French citizenship in 1950 was an important symbolic act for Malian women. In 1959 she was elected to the Malian Parliament, a year before Mali became an independent nation. Her acclaimed autobiography titled An African Woman: The Autobiography of Aoua Kéita Told in Her Own Words was published in 1975. L 68in. W 44in. Printed cotton. The cloth with a white, orange, and yellow design celebrates the Organization Panafricaine des Femmes Pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (The Pan-African Organization of West African Women) and 31 Juillet 2006: Journee Pan-Africaine des Femmes (July 31, 2006: The Day of Pan-African Women). Also depicted are the organization’s slogans: Paix, Securite et Stabilite Economique en Afrique (Peace, Security and Economic Stability in Africa) and Aucune Paix Durable Ne Peut Etre Etablie Sans Participation Effective Des Femmes (No lasting Peace Can Be Established Without the Meaningful Involvement of Women). L 69in. W 41in. Printed cotton.

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