Daily life in Ouagadougou - Ciberno - Burkina Faso (No reserve price)
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Original Burkina Faso artwork titled Vie quotidienne à Ouagadougou by the Ciberno people, dated 2020 or later, measuring 30 cm high, 51 cm wide and 3 cm deep, in excellent condition and sold without a stand.
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This painting depicts a popular travel scene in West Africa, treated in a naïve, narrative, and very colorful style.
In the center, a white bush taxi packed with travelers carries on its roof a spectacular accumulation of luggage, instruments, containers, and even a motorcycle. Around the vehicle, several characters carry their bags or seem to be waiting for departure, while a photographer captures the scene.
In the background, a savanna landscape is visible, with tall trees, traditional thatched huts, and a donkey-drawn cart. The inscriptions painted directly on the vehicle—“Taxi Brousse,” “Bon Voyage,” “Voyage Confort”—enhance the lively and humorous character of the composition.
The palette is particularly bright: orange, yellow, green, blue, red, and white, with strongly defined black outlines. The whole piece evokes with great spontaneity the bustle of collective transport, everyday life, and the atmosphere of travel departures.
Decorative, expressive, and full of movement, typical of contemporary African popular painting.
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This painting depicts a popular travel scene in West Africa, treated in a naïve, narrative, and very colorful style.
In the center, a white bush taxi packed with travelers carries on its roof a spectacular accumulation of luggage, instruments, containers, and even a motorcycle. Around the vehicle, several characters carry their bags or seem to be waiting for departure, while a photographer captures the scene.
In the background, a savanna landscape is visible, with tall trees, traditional thatched huts, and a donkey-drawn cart. The inscriptions painted directly on the vehicle—“Taxi Brousse,” “Bon Voyage,” “Voyage Confort”—enhance the lively and humorous character of the composition.
The palette is particularly bright: orange, yellow, green, blue, red, and white, with strongly defined black outlines. The whole piece evokes with great spontaneity the bustle of collective transport, everyday life, and the atmosphere of travel departures.
Decorative, expressive, and full of movement, typical of contemporary African popular painting.
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Details
Ethnic group/ culture
Ciberno
Country of Origin
Burkina Faso
Period
2020+
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Daily life in Ouagadougou
Height
30 cm
Width
51 cm
Depth
3 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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