African Cloth Painting– 3rd Grade

A 3rd Grade child's drawing of a tiger with orange stripes and blue border decorations, inspired by African Cloth Painting.

A colorful, abstract bird with red legs and a curved beak on a white background with a checkered border, inspired by African Cloth Painting.

A colorful child's drawing of a person holding a small goblet, with red, orange, green, and blue sections, evokes the vibrant patterns of African Cloth Painting.

The Intermediates (grade 3) are studying Africa in their Social Studies class.  We learned about the African Korhogo Clothes.  See this link for more details.

This project focused on how symbols are used in African art.  The students designed their own painted Korhogo cloth on muslin.  They decorated the border with symbols and drew their main figure with Sharpie.  Then, they added paint with watercolor.

A colorful drawing of a lion with a rainbow-colored triangular border on a white background, resembling an African Cloth Painting.

Colorful drawing of a four-legged animal with a rainbow pattern, surrounded by a vibrant, patterned border, inspired by African Cloth Painting.
Child's colorful drawing of a green turtle with a brown shell and a red border, featuring yellow corner decorations, resembles an African Cloth Painting.

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