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Stories of the artists and peoples behind the work: the sculptors, tribes, and traditions that have shaped our collection.
August 25, 2021Tribe ProfileWest Africa
The Nafana Tribe
The Nafana are a small Gur-speaking people inhabiting the borderland between northwestern Ghana and northeastern Côte d'Ivoire. Despite their relatively small population, they are renowned across the...
July 20, 2020Tribe ProfileWest Africa
The Mossi Tribe
The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, organising themselves around a cluster of traditional kingdoms ruled by the Mogho Naba (Emperor of the World) in Ouagadougou. Their...