Folk Art Tribal Symbols | Artmiabo

Folk Art Tribal Symbols

CIRCLES, LINES, DOTS

From the Cape (South Africa) to Cairo (Egypt) I mean entire Africa, there are traditional symbols that indicate a previous culture or people.

DOTS AND RECTANGLES

Some of these symbols can be interpreted to mean something significant, while some are mere decorative symbols, that are still in use today for traditional ceremonies or decorative purposes.

DOTS, TRIANGLE, RECTANGLES

I have seen quite a lot of them in use as geometric designs, in African art and extended into International art as well.

TRIANGLES AND DOTS

I love these symbols and have used them for a lot of my creative endeavors and these are some of them ... ENJOY.

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Miabo Enyadike
www.saatchiart.com/artmiabo

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