From a Restaurant in Dakar to the Fowler Museum

This video shares the story of how two painted doors from a small restaurant in Dakar became part of the A Saint in the City exhibition at the Fowler Museum. Allen Roberts recounts how he and Doran Ross discovered the doors, featuring images of Sheikh Amadou Bamba and Sheikh Ibra Fall, and how the restaurant owner agreed to part with them, seeing it as a blessing. Handcrafted from local materials, these doors symbolize devotion, community, and the deep cultural ties between Senegal and the exhibition.

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  • Allen Roberts with a white mustache and beard, wearing a blue beret

    Allen F.

    Roberts

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus

    World Arts and Cultures/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles