item #446

from: Ghana

tribe: Ashanti

material: Wood

price: $950.00

This is an extraordinary carved wood map of Africa featuring the likeness of the first president and Father of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. This was undoubtedly carved as an hommage to him sometime around the time of Ghanaian independence which occured in 1957. The words "Man of Africa" are etched to the left of the head and the words "Dr. Kwame Nkrumah" are etched in the base of the piece though they have been largely worn away over the years. The height is 31 1/2" (80 cm) and the width from the westernmost tip to the easternmost tip of the continent is 23 1/2" (60 cm).

photo # 446.1