Large Senufo Tapestry – Korhogo’s – Iv. Coast. (Zonder minimumprijs)

Tapestry Senufo - 210 cm - 110 cm - Korhogo's Traditional work of the Sénoufo ethnic group from the city of Korhogo and more specifically from the village of Fakaha. Korhogo cloths are painted with natural tones on sewn strips of cotton.The Sénoufo are distinguished in the art of weaving.They are known for their fabric paintings.On panels of ecru canvas, the craftsman draws symbolic animals and characters, accompanied by geometric patterns.Northern weavers use vegetable dyes such as indigo or kola.Kaolin is used to decorate the faces and bodies of participants in traditional and religious ceremonies.The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group. They consist of diverse subgroups living in a region spanning the northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso. One sub-group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana.The Senufo people are predominantly animists, with some who are Muslims. They are regionally famous for their handicrafts, many of which feature their cultural themes and religious beliefs.The Senufo are predominantly an agricultural people cultivating corn, millet, yams, and peanut. Senufo villages consist of small mud-brick homes. In the rainy southern communities of Senufo, thatched roofs are common,... lees verder bij Catawiki