Raffia cloth from the Congo, courtesy of The Hampton University Museum.

Okara´s Kuba Design 8 border segment derives from patterns and motifs similar to that seen above. 

Kuba Border Toolkit: Old Wine in New Bottles

In keeping with Okara Graphics´s philosophy about drawing on the cultural richness of traditional African art, our objective is not only to celebrate the best from this tradition but to update it in the inimitable ways in which African-American culture has done in music. Like our musical tradition, the art tradition, whether fine or applied, should follow suit in ways which are consistent with this Afro-American dynamic.

Kuba Border Art Forms Table Application Compatibilities
The table below identifies application software packages that are compatible with Okara's Kuba Border Art forms which have been released in EPS file format. Where necessary, within Jazzy Clipz 2's thumbnail catalogue, one can save the EPS files as WMF (windows metafiles).In general, the following software packages will accept EPS or WMF Kuba border art forms unless noted otherwise.

Caveat: These results are based strictly on these applications' ability to open, import or place Okara Kuba Border EPS or converted WMF files only. No conclusions may be drawn insofar as other EPS or WMF files (of more recent vintage) are concerned.