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Tingatinga (painting)

Africa tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Tingatinga (also spelt Tinga-tinga or Tinga Tinga) is a painting style that originated in East Africa. Tingatinga is one of the most widely represented forms of tourist-oriented paintings in Tanzania, Kenya, and neighbouring countries. The genre is named after its founder, Tanzanian painter Edward Tingatinga. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Tingatinga school paintings
Tingatinga school paintings
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Tingatinga paintings Stone town - Flickr - gailhampshire
Tingatinga paintings Stone town - Flickr - gailhampshire
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
TingatingaTz
TingatingaTz
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Daudi E. S. TingaTinga - TT4784
Daudi E. S. TingaTinga - TT4784
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Tingatinga tailfin
Tingatinga tailfin
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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