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Shervone Neckles, Velvet, fabric drawing, collage, caribbean artist, contemporary caribbean art, new york contemporary art, female body, black womanhood, african mythology, caribbean mythology, african diaspora, Grenada, Grenadian artist, afro-caribbean d

Terciopelo: Touched

Mixed Media: velvet, embroidered thread surface with fabric trimming

26in x 28in x 1in

2015

Terciopelo is the Spanish term for velvet, it is also the name given to the venomous snakes found in the sugar cane and plantation fields in the Caribbean.