Kifouli Dossou
As a Gèlèdé master-artisan, the practice of Kifouli Dossou finds its origins in the cultural ideologies of Fon & Yorùba. linked through history, tradition and language to the Kingdom of Dahomey.The oral tradition of Gèlèdé, one of West Africa’s crown jewels, is inscribed by UNESCO on the List of Humanity’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Abomey
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abstract
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abstraction
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africa
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african aesthetics
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african ancestry
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African art facts
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African art history
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African culture art
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african mythology
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contemporary African art
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contemporary art
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cosmogenesis
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cosmology
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cotonou
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cotonou benin
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Covè
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craftsmanship
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cultural hybridity
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culture
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dahomey
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earth
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female form
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fine art
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fine art sculpture
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fon
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gelede
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handcrafted
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helmet mask
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high art
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Ileworldwide
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Joyce Bidouzo
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Kifouli DOSSOU
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Kétou
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merina wood
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native
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nature
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spirituality
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teak wood
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tidjani Dossou
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top art
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traditional African artists
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