Tag: CulturalHeritage
Custodians of Looted Heritage? The Foreign Museums Holding African Artefacts
Photo of the Benin bronzes display at the British museum (Wikimedia) For more than a century, some of the finest achievements of African art and ... Read More
Oríkì: The African Art of Praise Singing
In Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea, the Mandinka and Mandé peoples rely on the Griot (Jali or Jeli) for praise singing (Image: Wikimedia) Discover ... Read More
Fractal Cities: How Ancient African Kingdoms Built with Sacred Geometry
Artistic impression of ancient Benin City, showing the Oba's palace at the centre, radial avenues, and concentric earthworks. (Imagined by AI) Africa's ancient builders were ... Read More
The Leopard: Sacred Symbol of Governance and Resistance
Ivory sculpture of Ancient Benin, "on loan" at the British Museum (Image: Wiki Commons) Animals are a distinct feature of the art, religion, and power ... Read More
Cultural Genocide in Nigeria: Communities Erased by Terror
After months of captivity by suspected Boko Haram militants, ex-hostages arrive at Cameroon's Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport., 2014 (Image: Wiki Commons) How Extremism is Causing ... Read More
Maths and Monuments: Sacred Geometry in African Architecture
Africa’s ancient builders were also mathematicians and more (Imagined by Gemini AI) Sacred Geometry: Africa’s Hidden Code Across Africa, ancient builders embedded their monuments with ... Read More