Ancestor is a monumental sculptural cabinet from the Bolibana Collection, handcrafted from reclaimed oil barrels in Hamed Ouattara's studio in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The work engages directly with the idea of transmission — of memory, form, and cultural identity passed from generation to generation. Ancestor stands as a totemic object: a keeper of histories made visible through the transformation of industrial material.
Edition of 5 — 1 available
Height: 61.42 in / 156 cm · Width: 39.38 in / 100 cm · Depth: 15.75 in / 40 cm
— Provenance — Works by Hamed Ouattara are held in the permanent collections of the V&A Museum (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Vitra Design Museum (Germany), Brooklyn Museum (New York), and Denver Art Museum (USA). Represented by Friedman Benda Gallery, New York.
