The woven fabric is generally found in many African countries under different names : « pagne Baoulé » in Côte d’Ivoire, « Kente » or « Kita » in Ghana, « Mandjak » in Senegal, « Faso Danfani » in Burkina Faso. The woven fabric is the trademark of experienced weavers who handle with dexterity shimmering colors and geometric patterns. It is made manually from cotton […]
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The « Poids Akan » are gold weights that were used since the 13th century during the trades. They are small figurines of bronze and brass obtained by the melting technique using liquid wax. The Akan are a big ethnic group living in various countries of West Africa ; some of those countries are Côte […]