An annotated visual repository documenting design choices seen in historical African everyday things before they were labeled art or artifact.
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Region
- Angola š¦š“
- Botswana š§š¼
- Burkina Faso š§š«
- Cameroon šØš²
- Central Africa š
- Congo-Brazzaville šØš¬
- CĆ“te d'Ivoire šØš®
- Democratic Republic of the Congo šØš©
- East Africa š
- Ethiopia šŖš¹
- Gambia š¬š²
- Ghana š¬š
- Guinea š¬š³
- Guinea-Bissau š¬š¼
- Kenya š°šŖ
- Liberia š±š·
- Mali š²š±
- Nigeria š³š¬
- Republic of Benin š§šÆ
- Senegal šøš³
- Sierra Leone šøš±
- Somalia šøš“
- South Africa šæš¦
- Southern Africa š
- Tanzania š¹šæ
- Togo š¹š¬
- Uganda šŗš¬
- West Africa š
- Zambia šæš²
- Zimbabwe šæš¼
- š Kuba
- š Benin
- š Dahomey
- š Kongo
- š Oyo
- š„ Arbore
- š„ Asante
- š„ Bafodia
- š„ Bakongo
- š„ Bambara
- š„ Bamileke
- š„ Bamum
- š„ Bamun
- š„ Calabar
- š„ Chokwe
- š„ Cross River
- š„ Djimini
- š„ Doe
- š„ Dogon
- š„ Edo
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