大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「‘My warrior woman is telling part of the story of Jamaica’s botanical legacy, and is claiming back something which belongs to her people.’ British Jamaican artist Charmaine Watkiss began this drawing in Jamaica with a wash of locally grown Blue Mountain coffee. Watkiss is responding to botanical drawings collected by Sir Hans Sloane. She explores the histories of the original holders of such botanical knowledge – local healers and enslaved Akan people from West Africa. Here, a warrior embodies the spirit of the aloe plant. In Jamaica, aloe is called ‘Single bible’ – a cure-all for the body. She carries a boat containing the medicinal plants castor and cocoa. In her hand is an illustration of the lacebark tree, which is native to the Caribbean, and the Akan symbol on her chest represents the retrieval of knowledge about the past to ensure a strong future. 📽 Find out more about @mswatkiss and this new commission over on our YouTube channel – link in bio. 🏛 See this work on display in Room 1 of the Museum on your next visit. 🔎 Charmaine Watkiss (b. 1964), ‘The Warrior’s Way: Safeguarding the Natural History of Jamaica’. Graphite, Blue Mountain coffee, colour pencil, watercolour and ink on paper, 2023. © Charmaine Watkiss, 2023. #BritishMuseum」5月30日 19時34分