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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 ...
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.
The kalka, or paisley motif, originated in Persia and Kashmir and has become an integral part of the subcontinental decorative motif. [21] It can be compared to a stylised leaf, mango, or flame. The kalka is an attractive motif, and a number of variations have been experimented with. Similar motifs can be found in traditional Kashmiri shawls.
Africa Explores: 20th-Century African Art. Center for African Art, 1994. Woodward, Richard B. African Art: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum, 2000. Roberts, Allen F., et al. Animals in African Art: from the Familiar to the Marvelous. The Museum for African Art, 1995. "Baga - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art."
The study of African art until recently focused on the traditional art of certain well-known groups on the continent, with a particular emphasis on traditional sculpture, masks and other visual culture from non-Islamic West Africa, Central Africa, [15] and Southern Africa with a particular emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Recently ...
The other motifs are typical of the older adinkras. It is now on display in the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden. [12] In November 2020, a school board in York, Pennsylvania, banned "a children's coloring book that featured African Adrinkra [sic] symbols found in fabrics, logos and pottery." [13] The decision was subsequently overturned. [14]
The Indian modern artist, Nandalal Bose, frequently drew from alpanas and their traditional motifs in his art, especially floral motifs such as the autumn flower. [16] [4] Abanindranath Tagore, the painter and writer, wrote a study of alpanas in his book, Banglar Broto, and compared their motifs to hieroglyphs. [14] The film-maker, Satyajit Ray ...
African design encompasses many forms of expression and refers to the forms of design from the continent of Africa and the African diaspora including urban design, architectural design, interior design, product design, art, and fashion design. Africa's many diverse countries are sources of vibrant design with African design influences visible ...