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Yekini S. Atanda was born in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, in 1947. A Yoruba omoba, or prince, Atanda studied advanced art in high school from 1962 to 1967 and at the University of Ibadan from 1967 to 1971, mastering formal batik-making skills through intensive training from traditional artists, elders and babalawo (divination priests). He later moved to Philadelphia, USA.

Born: 1947