Original artwork description:
Second colored pencil drawing of people of ethnic groups. CP on red card board A4
The Borana Oromo, also called the Boran, are a pastoralist ethnic group living in southernEthiopia (Oromia) and northern Kenya.They are a moiety of the Oromo people, the other being the Barentu Oromo.
The Borana speak Borana (or afaan Booranaa), a dialect of Oromo language, which is part of theCushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. Roughly over 7 million people identify as Boranas .
It is believed that the Borana developed their own calendar around 300 BC. The Borana calendar is a lunar-stellar calendrical system, relying on astronomical observations of the moon in conjunction with seven particular stars or constellations.
Materials used:
Colored pencils
Borana ( Ethiopia ) (2015)
Pencil drawing
by Hendrik Hermans
12 Artist Reviews
£189.31 Sold
- Pencil drawing on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 21 x 30cm (unframed) / 21 x 30cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Second colored pencil drawing of people of ethnic groups. CP on red card board A4
The Borana Oromo, also called the Boran, are a pastoralist ethnic group living in southernEthiopia (Oromia) and northern Kenya.They are a moiety of the Oromo people, the other being the Barentu Oromo.
The Borana speak Borana (or afaan Booranaa), a dialect of Oromo language, which is part of theCushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. Roughly over 7 million people identify as Boranas .
It is believed that the Borana developed their own calendar around 300 BC. The Borana calendar is a lunar-stellar calendrical system, relying on astronomical observations of the moon in conjunction with seven particular stars or constellations.
Materials used:
Colored pencils
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This artwork is sold by Hendrik Hermans from Belgium
Hendrik Hermans
Belgium
About
Self taught drawing hobbyist. Colored pencil work is my passion and I often use black paper . Animals and people are my favorite subjects. Realism is my style. Love to... Read more
