Dioulassoba — Architectural Cabinet, Bolibana Collection

Dioulassoba is a monumental sculptural cabinet from the Bolibana Collection, handcrafted from reclaimed oil barrels in Hamed Ouattara's studio in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Its name refers to the historic Dioulassoba neighborhood of Bobo-Dioulasso — a living memory of Sahelian trade routes, ancestral architecture, and West African cultural exchange. The work is held in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York (accession no. 2023.66).

Edition of 5 — 1 available

Height: 71.66 in / 182 cm · Width: 60.63 in / 154 cm · Depth: 19.69 in / 50 cm

— Materials & Technique — Reclaimed oil drum steel · Hand-welded and finished · Pigmented patina · Protective anti-rust varnish · Handcrafted at Studio Hamed Ouattara, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · 2022

— 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.

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