Ivory Coast Art
Masks are beautiful art of the Ivory Coast. Masks are for special purposes. They are used for caricature (means producing a picture or a description) of animals and calling their souls. Other art forms in Ivory Coast include the wooden dolls, pottery and weaving of the Akye people; the grave monuments of the Anye; the wooden spoons of the Dan; and the brass sculpture of the Senuofo. The handicrafts of the Ivory Coast include (apart from wooden face mask), wax prints, Ghanaian kente cloth, indigo fabric and woven cloth and bead necklaces, pottery and basket ware.
Brunei Art
Weaving is one of the Brunei art tradition and a hobby for the Brunei citizens to do. The word 'weaving' in Malay is 'tenunan'. The skill is past on to many Bruneian generations which inherits beautiful workmanship. If the Sultan, our monarchy has an important ceremony what will he wear? If a man or woman gets married what would they wear? Both royalty and citizens want to look as best as they could. Naturally the silver and golden thread - man's most expensive
materials - will constitute a large part of looking and feeling good for these
important events. Kampung Pandai Mas (Goldsmiths' Village), one of the villages in
Kampong Ayer (Water Village) where several other age-old crafts such as gold,
copper, brass and bronze works, cloth-weaving, wood-working.
Weaving is one of the Brunei art tradition and a hobby for the Brunei citizens to do. The word 'weaving' in Malay is 'tenunan'. The skill is past on to many Bruneian generations which inherits beautiful workmanship. If the Sultan, our monarchy has an important ceremony what will he wear? If a man or woman gets married what would they wear? Both royalty and citizens want to look as best as they could. Naturally the silver and golden thread - man's most expensive
materials - will constitute a large part of looking and feeling good for these
important events. Kampung Pandai Mas (Goldsmiths' Village), one of the villages in
Kampong Ayer (Water Village) where several other age-old crafts such as gold,
copper, brass and bronze works, cloth-weaving, wood-working.