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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8” x 24” diameter

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay)
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View: Front center, Boy, woman upper back gallery Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Bombay) speaks of the bias inherent in Old World cultures, with men and women customarily segregated in worship and privilege.

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8” x 24” diameter

View: Women's Upper Gallery (left of front center) Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Bombay) speaks of the bias inherent in Old World cultures, with men and women customarily segregated in worship and privilege.

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8” x 24” diameter

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay)
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Boy under Bima (back view)

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012
Felt, silk, mixed media
The Fez as Storyteller: Magen David, Byculla, Bombay

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay)
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View: Stair to ladies upper gallery (left), Boy at bima (right)

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8" x 24" diameter

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay)
Side view, Boy under bima

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8" x 24" diameter

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay)
Back view, Woman at stairs/upper gallery (left) and Boy at bima (right);

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Red Fez: Boy, Woman, Byculla, Bombay
2012-15
Felt, silk, mixed media
8" x 24" diameter

Red Fez: Boy, Woman (Byculla, Bombay) piece is concerned with the traditional preference to males in older cultures and the consigning of women to second class stature, still prevalent today.
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Magic Carpet Ride: Little Maharajah
2017
Digital imagery, paper, textile trim, mixed media
19 7/8" H x 20 5/8" W

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Turban Marriage Fez: To Have and to Hold
2017
Digital imagery, French lace, silk, trim, mixed media
48" x variable

Marriage Turban Fez: To Have and to Hold features a traditional Mid-East turban (male headgear) adorned with a bridal veil bordered by female family portraits. The piece speaks to enforcing a stronghold on the family group, especially the women.
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