Tingatinga

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Tingatinga

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Named after Edward Tingatinga, who began painting in this style around 1968 in Tanzania.

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uncountable A painting style of East Africa, featuring brilliant colours and using low-cost materials such as masonite and bicycle paint.

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@misc{tingatinga_2026,
  title = {Tingatinga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tingatinga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}