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Samples of recorded Adinkra symbols. Adinkra are symbols from Ghana that represent concepts or aphorisms. Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics, logos and pottery. They are incorporated into walls and other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic ...
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.
African art describes modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual cultures from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as art in African-American, Caribbean or South American societies inspired by African traditions. Despite ...
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Nsibidi (also known as Nsibiri, [2] Nchibiddi or Nchibiddy [3]) is a system of symbols or proto-writing developed by the Ekpe secret society that traversed the southeastern part of Nigeria. They are classified as pictograms, though there have been suggestions that some are logograms or syllabograms. [4]
[9] [10] In their art, the Kuba have developed all the geometric possibilities of repetitive variations of border patterns, and of the 17 ways that a design can be repetitively varied on a surface, the Kuba have exploited 12. This exploration does not mean that they confine themselves to repetitive patterning in confronting a surface to be ...
These motifs are often specific to particular villages but spread through marriage or migration. [8] However, unlike the Nsibidi, a system of symbols developed by male secret societies in Igbo culture, [2] these uli motifs are not meant to be representative but are simply named for what their designs resemble. [1]
Akan art is known for vibrant artistic traditions, including textiles, sculpture, Akan goldweights, as well as gold and silver jewelry. The Akan people are known for their strong connection between visual and verbal expressions and a distinctive blending of art and philosophy. [1]