Korhogo cloth is an African textile made by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Korhogo comes in neutral and earthy tones like browns, blacks and creams. Korhogo is made by hand painting designs on hand woven and hand spun cotton fabric. The paintings are done using a specially fermented mud-based and natural vegetable pigment that darkens over time, and designs are usually drawn on using a stencil. They are decorated with symbols of humans, natural elements like the sun, moon and stars and animals, all of which are rooted in Senufo culture and mythology. (source) I started off by showing Grade 6 students a map of Africa. I love incorporating geography into my art lessons. I like to emphasize that Africa is a continent not a country!! Students learned where the Ivory Coast is and I showed them a slideshow of different types of Korhogo. actual sample So Grade 6 students started by drawing a border and filling it with a pattern. They all wanted to use rulers but I told them they needed to look handmade and more organic. Then they chose animals to illustrate and filled them with the typical line patterns. I mixed up some brown tempera with some black to create a dark brown shade. Students collected sticks from outside and then traced over all the pencil lines with the paint. The kids found using the sticks super frustrating so I had to continually encourage them to keep going! This project took quite a while to complete! We used fairly large paper so stick to smaller paper if you want it to go by faster. Some Grade 6 results:
Anansi, the trickster from the folktales of the Ashanti of West Africa, takes the shape of a spider who goes to the sky god to buy his stories to share with the world.
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An authentic African Ghanaian Ashanti (Asante) stool made from a good quality wood that can withstand termites and also vegetables dye for its beauty. This stool is an antique a museum collection. A product of MD Healing Arts and Crafts. Description: Ashanti stool vintage. Height when stands: 8 inches Width from the seat : 16.75 inches. Color: Brown Weight: 1lb Max Weight: 2lbs A beautiful gift for your family and friends for all seasons. Customers outside the US please inbox me on esty.com.
Perfect for The Ashanti African Print Ruffle 3-Piece Set *Green is perfect for all sorts of functions. Girls night out Festivals Casual hangouts Birthday celebration High-end formal events Features Off the shoulder Crop top Ruffled shoulder detail Elastic band Wide leg pants Smocked hips High waist Ruffle detail Handmade 100% African cotton wax Model is wearing a size medium What you get 1 Ashanti Ruffle Crop Top 1 pair of Ashanti Ruffle Pants 1 Matching Headwrap This item is made to order. Order ships within 7-14 business days. For a custom size please leave measurements under notes when checking out. Read more about our shipping policies.
“There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream—a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought—a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities.” ~ Mark Twain Life is a
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Margaret Musgrove ~ pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon The Dial Press, 1976 Continuing to highlight Af...
Man Printing Adinkra symbols on a Cloth, Ghana Adinkra are visual symbols, originally created by the Ashanti of Ghana and the Gyaman of Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa, that represent concepts o…
This traditional comb with geometric incisions is hand carved by artisans of the Ashanti Asante Tribe in Ghana. The wood material is sourced locally and its design displays the heritage of African craftsmanship. This piece is a great artifact to honor the traditional culture and add to any collection of African sculpture. H: 13"Inventory # 10415
The Ashanti, an Akan people, migrated to present-day Ghana, and through a skillful balance of trade and warfare, established a powerful Empire. From Asantehene Osie Tutu I to the British colonization, the Ashanti Empire saw its people united in victory and defeat through common traditions that persist to this day.
Original authentic Antique (1900) Ashanti kente cloth from Ghana made of cotton and silk. This is a " Men size " cloth and measures approximately 120 by 80 inches and it can cover a king or queen-size bed. Ashanti ( Ghana -Ashanti Region ) Kente is a Ceremonial cloth that is handwoven on a horizontal treadle loom and put together by hand. A real piece of Authentic African art. Great condition, considered the most labor-intensive textile originally for the king. Photos are actual representations of the listing. Note: most of our pieces have spent decades at least on two continents. A small split, scrapes, cracks, and smell are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use. This does not constitute damage. As we examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage in our listings.
This is an West African printmaking project I did a few years ago with some Grade 6 students. from Pbs.org: http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Kids/cloth/cloth.htm Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) cloth is a hand-printed fabric made in Ghana. Developed by the Ashanti people, Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty to wear at religious ceremonies. Through the years, people have also decorated the cloths to tell a story or to express their thoughts or feelings. Adinkra cloth is stamped and patterned with traditional Ashanti symbols. Each symbol has its own meaning. People in Ghana decorate the cloth by using a black dye made of bark. This dye is called Adinkera aduru, and it is what gives the cloth its name. Using the dye, they draw lines on the cloth to divide it into squares. Next, they carve symbols into calabash gourds, press the gourds into the dye, and stamp the symbols onto the fabric. Image Source Examples of adinkra symbols and their meanings. Carving a stamp from a gourd or calabash... A lovely collection of hand-carved gourd stamps Printing onto the large cloth (which is sometimes stiched together from strips of fabric). So for this project, instead of having students carve their stamps (which I have done before with knives and potatoes, but it's tricky (with the knives) and the potato doesn't seem to last long enough to finish the project), we drew our designs onto flat kitchen sponge cloths (from the Dollar Store). I believe fun foam sheets would also work well. I gave the students handouts of real symbols and their meanings for inspiration. Students came up with their own design and it had to symbolize something personal to them. Cut out the design and glue it onto a square of thick cardboard. Paint the sponge stamp with black tempera or acrylic paint and test it in a sketchbook or a scrap piece of paper. Students needed to figure out for themselves how much paint to apply and how best to apply pressure. Voila! A perfect stamp! For our good copies, students simply printed on large white paper. Of course, you could use real fabric. Ok, so students are stamping away, building up their design. I asked for a symmetrical design but alot of students went crazy with their own patterns.... Next time I teach this, I will insist the patterns are symmetrical and much closer together. I think, perhaps, some students got bored and just started randomly printing just to fill the paper....it can be a tedious and repetetive process. Next time, I need to teach this to a older grade or use a smaller sheet of paper. Once the printing was finished and dry, students added 'stitch' marks with oil pastels to create panels. Ta da!
The two famous wrestlers, Balla Gaye 2 and Eumeu Sene, competed in the crunch match dubbed 'Le Choc' at Demba Diop Stadium in the capital of Dakar.
