Carved Public Memory

The mother is the axis

Iya nla comes first, so reverence shapes every carved face before spectacle.

Satire stays public

Market vendors, riders, and rulers become critique the whole street can read.

Pigment keeps the code legible

Ochre, indigo, kaolin, and charcoal keep cloth, skin, and outline distinct.

Dance completes the object

The headdress resolves in motion, where performance turns wood into presence.