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05-07-2008, 08:37 PM
Chromatographic or Quantographic writing system of the Edo people of Benin
ozoux.com (http://www.ozoux.com/eclectic/archive/2006/05/13/the-african-art-of-colour-writing)
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ztbujc.jpg
Most writing system are based on graphic marks which are either phonetic or symbolic, but the Edo people (http://www.edo-nation.net/) of Benin and Nigeria use a chromatographic, or colour writing system (http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Edo.html). Instead of using a large amount of graphic symbols, only a few symbols are used, and the color of each symbol determines the meaning. This is probably not very practical, since you would need to have a handful of pencils available whenever you need to write something.
ozoux.com (http://www.ozoux.com/eclectic/archive/2006/05/13/the-african-art-of-colour-writing)
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ztbujc.jpg
Most writing system are based on graphic marks which are either phonetic or symbolic, but the Edo people (http://www.edo-nation.net/) of Benin and Nigeria use a chromatographic, or colour writing system (http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Edo.html). Instead of using a large amount of graphic symbols, only a few symbols are used, and the color of each symbol determines the meaning. This is probably not very practical, since you would need to have a handful of pencils available whenever you need to write something.