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Korhogo cloth is an African textile made by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Often described as being in the shadows of bogolafini (mud cloth) and kente, [1] korhogo comes in neutral and earthy tones like browns, blacks and creams. Korhogo is made by hand painting designs on hand woven and hand spun cotton fabric.
The traditional diet in Ivory Coast is very similar to that of neighboring countries in its reliance on grains and tubers, but Ivorians have a particular kind of small, open-air restaurant called a maquis that is unique to them. Attiéké (grated cassava) is a popular Ivorian side dish.
The coat of arms of Ivory Coast in its current form was adopted in 1964. The focal point of the emblem is the head of a forest elephant, which is symbolically important to the nation, since it is the largest animal found in Ivory Coast as well as being the source of ivory for which the nation is named. The rising sun is a traditional symbol of ...
Cultural organizations based in Ivory Coast (4 C) R. Ivorian records (2 P) Religion in Ivory Coast (8 C, 3 P) T. Theatre in Ivory Coast (1 C) W. Works about Ivory ...
In 2023, Ivory Coast had the second-highest GDP per capita in West Africa, behind Cape Verde. [14] Despite this, as of the most recent survey in 2016, 46.1% of the population continues to be affected by multidimensional poverty. [15] In 2020, Ivory Coast was the world's largest exporter of cocoa beans and had high levels of income for its ...
The Baule or Baoulé / ˈ b aʊ ˌ l eɪ / (Baule: Baule [ba.u.le]; French: baoulé [bawle]) are a Akan people and one of the largest ethnicities in Côte d'Ivoire.The Baoulé are traditionally farmers who live in the centre of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), in a French braid shaped region (the Baoule “V”) between the rivers Bandama and N'Zi.
The Yoruba take immense pride in their attire, for which they are well known. [citation needed] Clothing materials traditionally come from processed cotton by traditional weavers. [182] They also believe that the type of clothes worn by a man depicts his personality and social status, and that different occasions require different clothing outfits.
[7] [8] Miss Awoulaba was organized as an alternative to Miss Cote d'Ivoire (Miss Ivory Coast), which was accused of favoring Western beauty features. [4] The women of Miss Awoulaba have curvier bodies compared to women of most Western beauty pageants and they are required to wear thick, black hair along with traditional hairstyles and clothing ...