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Rutongo Embroideries LLC
Fine Art Textiles from Rwanda

Juliana Meehan, Curator – (201) 951-9803
RutongoArts@optimum.net

An incredible Story

The Embroideries of the Women of Rwanda captures Rwanda’s remarkable convergence of art, socioeconomics, and political upheaval ...

An Exceptional exhibit

Our exhibit is completely unique, filled with pieces showcasing culturally rich depictions of Rwandan activities. Pax Rwanda is more than ...

Featured Work

Traditionally, males prepare the clay and women make the pottery in Rwanda. The woman in this work appears larger than the man as a way to highlight ...

Rutongo Embroideries, LLC, promotes the work of Savane Rutongo-Kibuye, a group of self-taught Rwandan artisans that originated in the small village of Rutongo and now work in the city of Kibuye in Rwanda, East Africa. These women work as a collective to produce museum-quality embroideries that beautifully render images of Rwandan culture.

Pax Rwanda: Embroideries of the Women of Savane Rutongo-Kibuye is a traveling exhibit that has been featured at the Museum of African Art of the SMA Fathers in Tenafly, NJ; The Textile Museum in Washington, DC; The Puffin Foundation in Teaneck, NJ; and other art spaces. Selected works are available for sale.

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