  
 This traditional bark cloth painting entitled 'Old Woman of Blue Wisdom' is a creation of the artist Gerrald Kabuye from Uganda. As is typical in Gerrald's bark cloth paintings, he painted this portrait with orange and black colors because of his artistic design to bring out the natural tones of bark cloth, but on this painting Gerrald went further with his creative expression and used shades of blue to give the old woman a mystical glow. Additionally, the old woman has been dressed in colorful clothing, and Gerrald actually sewed traditional fabric into the bark cloth to make this portrait more unique. Artist Gerrald Kabuye paints many of his portraits to depict traditional Ugandan women because of the prominent role of the woman in the fabric of the family and society of Ugandan culture. In this portrait, Gerrald illustrates the beauty, wisdom and strength of a revered older woman in her village.
This medium sized bark cloth painting measures 26" long and 14" wide. This is a wonderfully unique, traditional and originally hand-signed by the artist 'Kabuye' painting that will look absolutely amazing in a simple black frame.
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