African Artwork: Birds
THE AFRICAN ARTIFACTS SERIES: A GBD MICROSITE
African Artwork: Birds
Nigeria, Lower Congo, Dahomey & Ivory Coast/Mali/Upper Volta
Top Left: Carved Bird on Yoruba Wooden Door, Nigeria. Top Right: Brass Repoussé Design, Lower Congo. Bottom Left: Scraped Calabash Bird from Drinking Vessel, Dahomey. Bottom Center and Bottom Right: Bird Designs from Senufo Earth-Dyed Cloth, Ivory Coast/Mali/Upper Volta.
All artwork is from the book “African Designs from Traditional Sources” by Geoffrey Williams. The artwork in the book is black and white. Colors applied by Granite Bay Design. Click any gallery image below to go to see that artwork.
