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ANTOINE GUILLAUME AMO
First black African philosopher Antoine-Guillaume Amo was born in 1703 at a small fishing village near Axim in what is now the Western Region of Ghana. He arrived in Amsterdam, the Netherlands not as a slave, but with the consent of his parents through the Netherlands African Company and the preacher Johannes van der Star. In Amsterdam at age 4, he was presented as a … Continue reading ANTOINE GUILLAUME AMO
The Moors who ruled Europe for 700 years
Granada – the word in Spanish means pomegranate – a fruit brought to Spain by Moslem tribes from North Africa in the 8th century. They were known as the Moors and they came to Europe from what is now known as Morocco. For nearly 800 years the Moors ruled in Granada and for nearly as long in a wider territory of that became known as … Continue reading The Moors who ruled Europe for 700 years
AWULAE KAKU AKA
The Story of Awule Kaku Aka I: King of Nzema 1840s Awulae Kaku Aka’s kingship peaked in the 1840s when he decided to unite Nzema people. To do this he needed to free some Nzema tribes from the oppression of the Anyi. So he set out to fight him and succeeded in beheading him. He put out more strategies to annex some Anyi lands in … Continue reading AWULAE KAKU AKA
King Tenkamenin Ruler Of Ancient Ghana
King Tenkamenin ruled the Kingdom of Ghana with style. He insisted on good etiquette. His airy, windowed court was built with teak and stone and filled with paintings and sculptures. The king wore fine clothes and a tall gold cap, and he adorned himself with gold necklaces and bracelets. In his court, 10 pages carrying gold shields and swords stood behind him. Ten horses were … Continue reading King Tenkamenin Ruler Of Ancient Ghana
The School of Aristotle: One of the First ‘Universities’ in the World
A place of universal historic and cultural interest, the ruins of the School of Aristotle are located just two miles from the contemporary town of Naoussa, in the Greek region of Macedonia. Located in the region of Esvoria, along the foothills of Mount Vermio, the School of Aristotle is nestled in a serene setting blanketed by trees. Streams, ponds and racing waters can be found … Continue reading The School of Aristotle: One of the First ‘Universities’ in the World
African artists are banking on a record-breaking contemporary and modern art market
African artists are banking on a record-breaking contemporary and modern art marketWritten by Daniel Renjifo, CNNFor Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work and stay in Africa.The contemporary art market in Ivory Coast and across sub-Saharan Africa has captured collectors’ imaginations on a global scale, translating into … Continue reading African artists are banking on a record-breaking contemporary and modern art market
AKAN ARTS (part three)
BY WILLIAM DEWEYPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA) Ghana; Fante artist Female figure with twins Ceramic 46.4 cm (18 1/4”) Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company, 81.17.442 Many female funerary figures are known, but maternity figures such as this are quite rare. Perhaps this is because, although the figures are portraits of the subjects while young and vigorous, the people they portrayed … Continue reading AKAN ARTS (part three)
AKAN ARTS (part two)
BY WILLIAM DEWEYPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA) Ghana; Akan artist Commemorative head Ceramic H. 18.3 cm (7 3/16″) National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 86-12-4 A related tradition among Akan peoples involves the use of terracotta human figures and heads. Both the abusuwa kuruwa and these figurative sculptures are memorials to the dead and have equally long histories, but the abusuwa kuruwa were used by ordinary people, while … Continue reading AKAN ARTS (part two)
AKAN ARTS (part one)
BY WILLIAM DEWEYPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA) Ghana; Asante artist Vessel Early-mid 20th century Ceramic H x W x D: 25.4 x 21 x 21 cm (10 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Gift of Emil Arnold 69-35-36 Photograph by Franko Khoury National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution Among the Akan-speaking peoples of southern Ghana and adjacent Côte d’Ivoire, ritual pottery and figurative … Continue reading AKAN ARTS (part one)
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