The art on your walls tells visitors something about you before you say a word. Work rooted in a tradition says more than most.

Art that carries a story

A culturally inspired work carries a history: a pattern passed down, a ceremony, a landscape, a community. It connects your room to something larger than decoration.

Ugandan illustrator Marjory Yeko Jewitt draws on Ugandan ritual and village life, as in River Journey. Sandro Perovic, a Croatian illustrator, draws on ancient Egypt in Family. Both name where their work comes from.

Your heritage, or one you admire

For some people, a work from their own heritage is a way to keep home close. For others, it is a way to honour a tradition they have come to love. Both are good reasons. The work just needs to name its sources honestly.

How to choose well

• Look for a named artist and a short account of how they came to the tradition.
• Check that the tradition is named, not just suggested by a familiar motif.
• Read the story behind the work, so what you tell visitors is true.

A conversation, not just décor

A work with a true story becomes a conversation starter. Guests ask about it, and you have something real to say. Over time it becomes part of your own story too.

Every Raknida artwork comes with its Cultural Passport, which records the artist, the tradition and the story.

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