Transformational Geometry and Iteration in Mangbetu Art

Mangbetu Art shows reflections, translations, rotations, and scaling designs.  The textiles made "are purely abstract designs that make use of multiples of 45 degrees."  This art shows the intelligence of the artist.                               

  This type of art was carved using the 45 degree technique.  Each head is larger than the one below it and faces the opposite direction.