Ancient Crown

This piece is a vibrant tribute to ancestral heritage worn proudly atop the head.

Her afro is not a hairstyle — it is a crown, a manifesto, a living archive.

Every coil holds memory. Every volume speaks of resistance.

With arms wrapped around herself, she is not hiding.

She is gathering, centering, claiming.

It’s the posture of those who have been seen without ever being truly seen.

The deep red in the background echoes blood, battle, and the grounding force of the motherland.

Her white tank top symbolizes purity of intention: to live freely, proudly, and beautifully — unfiltered.

This is not just a woman.

She is a descendant, a guardian, a Black woman standing tall,

making her afro a flag, and her silence a powerful cry.