As Philip Briggs describes it in his Ghana Guide, nestled against the Burkina Faso border, just north of Bolgatanga - Sirigu is known for its pottery and basketwork produced by its women as an extra income outside the harvest seasons. Its colors and images is found in the villages symbolic wall paintings with which these female artists decorate their characteristically Sahelian flat-roofed adobe houses. Its uniqueness made first page on the 4th addition of the "must have" travelers guide to Ghana.
Old traditions applied in contemporary buildings and art craft.
If you want to stay and learn more about the place and the art work you can stay at the Sirigu Woman´s Organization for Pottery and Art (SWOPA), established in 1997 to maintain the artwork and secure the income of the local women. Although you can by their work in galleries in Accra, the atmosphere and the surroundings of SWOP is worthwhile visiting. You also get a chance to learn how the work is done.
When we visited the place in July 2008 the activity was low, as the women were busy working on their land. We still, however got a good introduction to the place and the work undertaken.
In 2002 Kofi Annan came to visit, the importance of the visit is expressed in a statue made at the site.
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