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In the late 1950s Indian chromolithographs started to be incorporated in Vodun art. [9] In Vodun belief all Indian spirits come from the sea; "India" and the sea are the same concept. [10] Chromolithographs representing Indian gods and printed in India, England or Nigeria have been widely distributed in West Africa since the 1950s.
African folk art consists of a variety of items: household objects, metal objects, toys, textiles, masks, and wood sculpture. Most traditional African art meets many definitions of folk art generally, or at least did so until relatively recent dates.
The word Sujani is a compound word of ‘su’ meaning "easy and facilitating" and ‘jani’ meaning "birth". [2] The motifs sewn on the quilt represented sun and cloud, indicative of life-giving forces, fertility symbols, sacred animals, and mythical animals to protect against evil forces, and to attract blessings from the gods. Use of ...
This African textile is used to weave the Ghanaian Smock. Queens, princesses and women of Dagbon wear the Chinchini. The weaving of the chinchini is done by the 'Kpaluu', one of the traditional professional in the Dagbon society that has existed until today. The smock made from the Chinchini of Dagbon is the most worn traditional cloth of Ghana.
One traditional way of wearing the kanga is to wrap one piece as a shawl, to cover the head and shoulders, and another piece wrapped around the waist. Kangas are also used as baby carriers. [ 6 ] It can also be used by women for the Swahili traditional dance chakacha .
The designs and motifs in kente cloth are traditionally abstract, but some weavers also include words, numbers and symbols in their work. [3] Example messages include adweneasa , which translates as 'I've exhausted my skills', is a highly decorated type of kente with weft -based patterns woven into every available block of plain weave.
The solar motif is closely associated with the lotus putki. Often, the lotus and solar motifs are found together at the centre of a nakshi kantha. The solar motif symbolises the life-giving power of the sun. The sun is linked to fire, which plays a significant role in Hindu rites, both religious and matrimonial.
African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers at Tenafly, New Jersey: The Legend of Chi Wara. www.masksoftheworld.com: Chi Wara mask images. Library of the University of Virginia: Africa Masks exhibit. Includes images and description of one male and one female mask. Humboldt State University: gallery of Chi Wara and other Bambara dancers.