The designs included beadwork inspired by the Turkana tribe in Kenya, the Himba tribe in Namibia and South Africa’s Ndebele tribe. “I felt there were still people who have this backwards mindset that Africa is just one monolithic place, people living in huts with flies on their faces.”Īmong the Black Panther costumes on view, there is one worn by Dora Milaje, the tribe of women who served as special forces to Wakanda. “The opportunity to infuse the different cultures around Africa was a huge honor,” said Carter. The exhibition features costumes from Selma, Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, shown alongside sketches, research material and ephemera.įor her Black Panther designs, Carter was influenced by indigenous tribes across the continent, while incorporating African design influences, like neck rings worn by South African Ndebele and textiles from Ghana (she used a sheen, triangle motif on the superhero suit as a nod to the sacred geometry of African patterns). Photograph: Chia Chong/Photography Courtesy of SCAD
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