Exhibitions from the Ìlékùnlẹ́ Archive
Ìlékùnlẹ́ is House of Oye's experiential exhibition platform — immersive evenings built around a single African or diasporic object. Each collection is an invitation to be in the presence of something made with intention, and to understand it on its own terms.
Three collections · 2025 – present · Tucson, AZ
About Ìlékùnlẹ́ →Pottery as a
Woman's Art
Nupe People — Northern Nigeria
The third Ìlékùnlẹ́ event centers the etso — pottery and pottery stands of the Nupe people of northern Nigeria. Among the Nupe, pottery is exclusively a woman's art: knowledge transmitted through matrilineal relationship, from mother to daughter, grandmother to granddaughter, across generations.
This event will bring guests into the presence of objects that carry centuries of material intelligence — and into a conversation about what it means to hold that knowledge, and to pass it on.
The Living Room
On display: the Jimaa (or Jimaa Waaqa) Chieftain Chair.
Ritual Rewritten: the Mask and The Remembering
On display: the ceremonial Anwalindembo masks.
Pottery as a Woman's Art
Etso Vessels and Stands
All events are opento the public.
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