Annie Wong: Braids in the Front / Braids in the Back
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The New Gallery 208 Centre Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2B6
Annie Wong, "Braids in the Front, Braids in the Back," 2021
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Annie Wong: Braids in the Front / Braids in the Back
The New Gallery (TNG) presents our new Billboard 208 installation on view until November 30, 2021: Braids in the Front / Braids in the Back by Annie Wong.
"Braids in the front, braids in the back" is an alias once used between the Chinese and Indigenous communities in their respective languages to refer to each other. The term came to use during the early periods of Chinese settlement on Treaty 7 territory when the two communities were in proximity along the Bow River. “Braids in the front” refers to the double braids worn by Indigenous people. “Braids in the back” refers to the single braid, or Qing queue, worn by the Chinese men. Modelled after Chinatown storefront signs, Braids in the Front / Braids in the Back recalls an obscured history of mutual aid and kinship between the two communities.
The Blackfoot translation is by Sheldon First Rider. The Chinese translation is by Christina Yao.
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