pokia
family
The Pokia Family: Guardians of Memory and Ritual The Pokia family, hailing from the Kalabari Ijo people of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, stands as a testament to the enduring power of craft and ritual. For nearly five centuries, this lineage has been entrusted with creating …
A portrait built from pokia family's own colours
Every 1 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.