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.
Asante Amulet in the form of a Hoe or “daba”. Ghana. Silver, fiber. H 9 cm. Additional notes: The fiber is similar to the pineapple fiber used with Akrafokonmu” or “soul washer’s” disc pectorals. Estate of René David (1928-2015), Zurich. Exhibited: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011).