This traditional African village in Camaroon is one example of many of the pervasiveness of fractals in many African cultures. Ron Eglash has documented the indigenous use of fractals – repeating patterns on ever-larger scales – in African religions, textiles, and village communities. Sometimes, as one approaches the smaller or innermost components of a fractal, the core significance of the pattern is stressed – for instance, a big religious precinct encircling a particular shrine, encircling a sacred object. Link to Eglash’s Ted Talk below.
Source: Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs | TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals/up-next?language=en
