Women and Girls and Drought in Ethiopia & Horn of Africa

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A painting depicts several African women and girls in a large room in front of a large painting/ assemblage titled "Drought". a dried out lake with a boat . The women and girls stand in the foreground against a background of varying colored blocks. The women on the left are viewed from behind. The girl on the far left has her hair in a bun. The woman next to her has her hair in a bun as well and is wearing a tank top. To her right is another black woman, facing forwards, wearing a dark blue head covering around her head. To her left is a woman in a grey and white striped head covering who is facing to the right of the image. The women and girls wear earth toned colors. The lake is grey and misty, with a slight haze to the left. The boat on the water is brown and gray, with a small flag on a pole to its right, and appears to be illuminated by the sun in the background. The lake is composed of dark, muted colors and appears to have a slight mist above it. The different colored blocks appear to be arranged like a patchwork quilt in shades of muted dirty yellow, green, orange, brown, grey, red, and blue. The overall mood is mysterious and somber.