african-art-culture
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@hellofady
What is art? 🤔
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@hellofady
Dama melni ku doff | I look like a crazy person
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@hellofady
What is "l'arbre à palabres"?
In many African societies, it's a central, often large tree where community members gather to discuss important matters, resolve conflicts, and share stories
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@hellofady
Bët ak Lamiñ - Eye & Tongue, about devil eye, jealousy, …
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@juujuumama.eth
Dis black and white photography show dey mark di International Day to remember di Slave Trade
Nigerian photographer @micahgiftphotos dey look into how strong and resilient di people wey di slave trade change dia lives forever be
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@juujuumama.eth
art na ritual
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@juujuumama.eth
carry me
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@hellofady
When we were kids back home (Cameroon), adults with frighten us with « Juju Kalaba » and in our imagination it was a kind of monster living in the darkness.
I was curious about it and researched it.
Turns out, it's linked to Nigeria's "Ojuju Calabar," a rich, colorful masquerade tradition
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@juujuumama.eth
who go fit see, the pain wey i dey disguise? na only when i free, behind my mask, my real face rise
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