Burkina Faso / DATE IDEA

Discover a Saponé hat.

Study the shape and weave of a Saponé hat with a maker, at a museum or in an online collection, and each sketch one detail.

01 / BURKINA FASO

Go at your own pace.

For Burkina Faso, manageable plans centred on music, textiles, a meal or a conversation about makers work particularly well.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Study the shape and weave of a Saponé hat with a maker, at a museum or in an online collection, and each sketch one detail.
Ask where it came from if you see one.
Only buy from a seller who can name the maker.

No collection you can get to? Draw a shape at home based on a photo from a reliable source.

01 / Burkina Faso

Listen to a performance or recording featuring the balafon and try to identify the different rhythms together. Afterwards, read about who is playing.

02 / Burkina Faso

Choose a recipe for riz gras together and make one pot of rice and vegetables. Each choose a spice or vegetable.

03 / Burkina Faso

Walk around a locally recommended market and ask a maker about one technique neither of you knows yet.