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The Soul of the Niger: The Artistic Legacy of the Bambara People In the heart of West Africa, where the rhythmic pulse of the Niger River valley meets the vast expanse of the Sahel, lies the profound cultural landscape of the Bambara people. Known locally …
A portrait built from bambara people's own colours
Every 3 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.