Arts & Crafts Tourism in Benin
The crafts of Benin expressed through:
– the wood carving.
– the wickerwork.
– the pottery.
– the weaving.
The Kobourou Artistic and Cultural Festival ( FACK ) is a niche to promote the city of Parakou .
This Festival replaces the Open Days on the Parakou-Orléans Partnership. The name Kobourou is given to him to perpetuate the memory of the first King AKPAKI Kobourou of Parakou . This name also embodies the culture of Parakou.
Wood Carving
The sculpture on wood
Woodworking is the work of ” Atinkpato ” (wood cutters); it was not exclusively reserved for professional sculptors, but any man could practice it.
The sculpture on wood often had a religious purpose:. ” botchio ” or protective statuettes , divination pieces, statuettes of twins, Guèlèdè masks …; but it also produces decorative objects.
Thrones, carved doors are made from this art form.
