Aisha Cousins (American, born 1978). <em>Artifact from “From Here I Saw What Happened and I Could Not Understand” (One of two “Kanga Twin” dresses designed by Hekima Hapa, fabric from Tanzania)</em>, 2010. Fabric, 47 x 27 in. (119.4 x 68.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, 2015.5.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2015.5.1_Cousins_photograph.jpg)

Artifact from “From Here I Saw What Happened and I Could Not Understand” (One of two “Kanga Twin” dresses designed by Hekima Hapa, fabric from Tanzania)

Artist:Aisha Cousins

Medium: Fabric

Dates:2010

Dimensions: 47 x 27 in. (119.4 x 68.6 cm)

Collections:

Contemporary Art

Exhibitions:

Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond

Accession Number: 2015.5.1

Image: CUR.2015.5.1_Cousins_photograph.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Installation notes: The work is the dress itself. It will be installed with several others - either hung so that they can be seen from all angles or placed all together on a rack.

Artifact from “From Here I Saw What Happened and I Could Not Understand” (One of two “Kanga Twin” dresses designed by Hekima Hapa, fabric from Tanzania)

Brooklyn Museum