Schematic Bushman wall painting at Nachikufu, Rhodesia.
Bushongo design of palm cloth strips applied onto plain palm cloth backing, Congo-Kinshasa.
Carved design on Dogon wooden door latch, Mali.
Common Zulu hide shield design, Republic of South Africa.
Bangba symbolic wall painting, Congo-Kinshasa
Fon carved altar slab, Dahomey.Here are some beautiful and graphic designs of African origin. They sort of speak for themselves! Taken from a book published by Dover: African Designs from Traditional Sources by Geoffrey Williams( published in 1971)
