A fantastic display of Arts and Crafts from Ghana. |
Batik and adinka printing dominates.. |
..the fabric printing.. |
..and the results are a plethora.. |
..of beautiful material.. |
,,with significant Adinka symbols. |
There are also some magnificent ceramic pots.. |
..with photos of how they are made. |
Traditionally they are made from a terracotta clay.. |
..andthe cooking pots have round bottoms to distribute.. |
..the heat evenly, with the beautifully carved support. |
Any one for a cup of tea? |
The wood carving is beautiful.. |
..and a lot of utensils are made fom gourds.. |
..and even recycled glass beads. |
Even the musical instruments use gourds for resonance.. |
..which you can see under this xylophone. |
A wonderful assortment of drums. |
Kenti cloth is woven by men into colourful strips.. |
..which are then joined together to.. |
..make cloth.. |
..which is really beautiful. |
The clothes worn by both men and women in Ghana.. |
..can be very ornate with intricate.. |
..embroidery, asymetric in this case.. |
..which can be done by hand or machine. |
The children will be trying on these clothes. |
Bronze ornaments are also quite common.. |
..and again the designs.. |
..are very ornate.. |
..as are their colourful baskets. |
Carved from one piece of wood, this pot stand shows how... |
..if we all work together we can achieve much more. |
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