Akwa Postcards · Cotonou, Benin
Symbolic storytelling in West African wax prints
Some wax prints are not patterns,
they are conversations.
Symbols travel across cloth
like rumours across a market.
The story
Certain wax prints carry names and meanings tied to social messages; the wearer's choice of cloth can communicate intent across a marketplace before a word is spoken.
The artwork on this postcard is an AI generated Akwa design.