epa11625675 Hand stitched heads on display at a preview for 'Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence’ by Karen McLean at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Britain, 26 September 2024. The installation, consisting of 133 stitched heads, is a memorial to 132 enslaved Africans who were murdered on the slave ship Zong in 1781, plus one to represent a survivor. The heads are made using traditional African quilting techniques from fabrics including Kente, Aso-Oke and mud cloth, referencing the links between the transatlantic slave trade and cotton production. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN
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epa11625675 Hand stitched heads on display at a preview for 'Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence’ by Karen McLean at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Britain, 26 September 2024. The installation, consisting of 133 stitched heads, is a memorial to 132 enslaved Africans who were murdered on the slave ship Zong in 1781, plus one to represent a survivor. The heads are made using traditional African quilting techniques from fabrics including Kente, Aso-Oke and mud cloth, referencing the links between the transatlantic slave trade and cotton production. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN
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