Ghana Art

Antique GHANA, ASHANTI "Queen Mother" type hardwood hand carved stool. Hand-carved stool made by the Ashanti People of Ghana, West Africa. It's carved from one piece of wood and has ...

Michelle Gilbert, former professor of Anthropology at Trinity College, who, since 1976, had written written many articles based on her fieldwork studying art, religion and politics i...

The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisement from Ghana. Frequently unable to import official posters, theaters in Ghana hired enterprising artists ...

For the Dagari people of Burkina Faso and Ghana, this highly stylized figure embodied the living spirit of a deceased ancestor. Tucked away from view in a secret alcove or shrine, th...

This is a very simple but fine example of a ritual stool from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana . Carved from ritually chosen wood representing longevity and strength. The...

This is a very rare Museum quality Asafo Banner from the Fante people of Ghana. This banner would date from the early 1950's and would have been displayed wrapped arounf the Asafo ...

A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.

This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from handspun cotton and natural dyes. This is a prestige cloth worn by a high ranking E...

Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. from Ghana, 1930-1940. Disk-headed akuaba figures remain one of t...

Large tight ring of a group of many old African bells with clappers in a group, West Africa. Green oxidized finish. About three pounds, thirteen ounces of bells! Approximately 9 x ...

Starring Dolph Lundgren, Bridge of Dragons was a pulpy action/romance from the late 1990s. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisement from Ghana. ...

This is a work by "Wosco Art Services" who reinterpreted the original poster in a local painterly vernacular.

This is a fine old piece of Royal Ewe Kente from arpund 1930. Kente textile is a Royal Textile of the Ewe people of Ghana . This piece would have been worn and cherished by a respe...

A very rare Asafo Flag dating from the late 1930's . Created by the Fante people for the Asafo regiment. Woven in hand spun cotton and trade cloth . The image depicks the leopard pro...

This is a fertility mask called an AKUABA. It's a ceremonial mask of the Akan tribe of Ghana.

This is a very rare Ashante Queen Mother's stool with exceptional Provenance . This stool would have been carved for a Queen Mother in the very early part of the 19th century. The st...

Would make for a great addition to any African art/ artifacts collection or an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.

20th Century African Hand Carved Wood Hair Comb of a Hand Holding Bird A well-composed figurative hair comb with a traditional silhouette, with an incised design incorporating repea...

The couple traveled throughout Africa during a time of turbulent political change on the continent, and they spent a year extensively driving, trekking and camping through Uganda, Ta...

Neals’ artwork has been exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museum of Art, The Ghana National Museum, The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institution, and th...

Neals was presented with the New York City Arts Commission’s “Award for Excellence in Design”. Neals’ art work has been exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museu...

Neals’ artwork has been exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art, the Huntsville Museum of Art, The Ghana National Museum, The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian Institution, and th...

Portraits of Kwame Nkrumah often appeared, with Nkrumah, then President of Ghana, depicted as a heroic figure in front of a black star.[7] While living in Ghana he served as an art t...

The result are singular works of art. In this case "Wasco Art Services" captured the spirit of the film in their own painterly style.

Hand-carved African Mask from Ghana. African decorative wall mask sculpture, hand-carved of sese wood with intricate patterns.

Widely celebrated as one of Ghana’s most important contemporary artists, Paa Joe (born Joseph Tetteh Ashong) is internationally known for his fantasy coffins—vivid, custom-made sculp...

Ashanti Style Tribal Stool Stool in the style of the Ashanti Tribe of Ghana. Beautifully carved with a stepped base.    

A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with visual imagery, and the Eur...

A large and graphically stunning Fante asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with visual imagery and th...

This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty. The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...