Remembering Nati
40" x 32"
charcoal and conté pencils

Pride is like an undergarment. It can become a second skin to you and thus very difficult to take off.

The proverb is a mode of saying that pride is a very difficult habit to eradicate therefore it is not worth cultivating.

The proverb can therefore be used to counsel on humility.

From African proverbs. The moral value of Eve Proverbs, Guide to conduct Vol.II. N.K. Dzobo. Bureau of Ghana Languages.