Jimoh Buraimoh
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Works from €6.000 – €15.000
Jimoh Buraimoh (b. 1943, Osogbo, Nigeria) is credited as Africa's first bead painter, celebrated for his technique of adhering glass beads to board to create richly textured, mosaic-like paintings inspired by Yoruba royal regalia. Read full biography →
1978 · glass beads and gouache on hardboard
81 cm x 48 cm (31.9 in x 18.9 in)
Museums & Collections
- Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
- Salgueiro-Lobo African Contemporary Art Collection
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