Princeton Day School is set to present Currency and Costume in Pre-Colonial Africa in the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery.
The exhibition features a collection of 19th and early 20th century textiles as well as bracelet, knife, and anklet currencies from across the African continent.
Currency and Costume in Pre-Colonial Africa is set to open Sept. 8 and runs through Oct. 2. A reception and gallery talk by the curator Isabella de la Houssaye is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
The exhibition has been curated to illustrate the distinct customs and artistic traditions of many of the more than 3,000 ethnic groups that inhabit the African continent. It illustrates visually through items of traditional costume and currency the differences and similarities among these ethnic groups while exploring the traditions that informed the items.
The exhibition is sponsored by Material Culture and additional ethnographic items from Africa will be on display and for sale with proceeds benefiting the Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery throughout the duration of the exhibit.
This exhibition is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday when the school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. Gallery talks are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sept. 15, 22 and 29.
More information is online at pds.org.
