Hippolyta’s War Belt

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Artist: Joanna Rogers

Title: Hippolyta’s War Belt

Attribution: Hippolyta's War Belt. 2023. Joanna Rogers

Year: 2023

Materials: Mercerized cotton dyed with iron and tannins on painted canvas

Dimensions: 19" x 41"

Image Statement: Mercerized cotton hand dyed with iron and tea. Canvas painted with Cassel Earth. Vintage velvet ribbon and button. Hand woven, knotted and sewn. Inspired by paleolithic string skirts and Incan quipus, this war belt contains the entire poem Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen in Morse Code. Each string is a letter and the knots represent the dots and dashes - a large knot is a dash and a small knot is a dot.