
Image Number:
APN556548
APN556548
Title: P. 32 The step adder.tif Description: Details from two Nankani compounds, one in Sirigu, Ghana, the other in Guenon-Tipó, Burkina Faso. The triangular broken calabash pattern sets off the window and notched tree trunk ladder. Country: Ghana Date Created: 1986-1990 Creator: Margaret Courtney-Clarke Credit Notice: Margaret Courtney-Clarke / african.pictures Keywords:- Nankani Compounds
- branch
- step ladder
- tree trunk ladder
- low arched doorway
- arched doorway
- doorway
- entrance
- shelter
- patterns
- broken calabash pattern
- compound
- home
- mud home
- clay
- natural pigments
- earth pigments
- painting
- traditional house painting
- art
- house paintings
- wall art
- motifs
- painted walls
- tradition
- painting
- art
- geometric
- African art
- traditional art
- mural art
- Sirigu
- Ghana
- Guenon-Tipó
- Burkina Faso
- Margaret Courtney-Clarke