Asɔ ne Prayɛ
Acrylic on canvas 100 x 180cm 2026
In a palette of browns, black, beige, red, white and grey, a hoe and a broom are painted against a background of dirt. The pair are slightly off-center to the right, with the hoe on the left pointing the the left and the broom upright on the right, held at the waist by a thin strip of cloth coloured black, red and white. This painting by Kweku Okokroko is from a series of paintings that segue into philosophical scholarship, derived from the Abrewa Posoposo Epic. A literary work authored by Kweku Okokroko.
Detail of the gold box (adaka) with 4 gold nuggets.
Asante gold dust box, "adaka" with an intricately designed lid, Ghana, copper alloy. H 2.5cm. W 6.5cm. (Displayed with natural gold nuggets from various locations.) Published: Lüthi, Werner & David, Jean (2009). Exhibition catalogue: Helvetic Gold Museum Burgdorf. Gold in West African Art. Zurich: Galerie Walu, p. 46. Exhibited: Helvetic Gold Museum Burgdorf.