Monumental Ghanaian "Concert Party" Fragmentary Bifold Painting by Mark Anthony
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large bifold painting by Ghanaian artist, Mark Anthony, ca. mid-1980s. Anthony's style and imagery was shaped by a creative fusion of local and global popular culture, and his work d...
Wood, Paint
"A Bridge of Dragon" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
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. ...
Wood
Rustic African Stained Wooden Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Rustic African (Ghanaian Lobi) dark stained hard wood stool with chunky tapered cylindrical legs.
Ghanaian wood, iron, and cowhide chair, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning Ghanaian throne chair, early 20th century. Wood (potentially mahogany) with iron studs and original cowhide seat.
Iron
Ghanaian Ashanti Incised Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The flat base, curved seat, and ridged supports reference the Ashanti King stool. While many s...
Wood
Ghanaian Ashanti 'Wisdom Knot' Stool Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Ghanaian lore explains that the central symbol carved into this cedar stool is a wisdom knot.
Wood, Cedar
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti Marriage Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Ashanti culture, stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession. The flat base, curved seat, and ridged supports of this stool reference the Ashanti King stoo...
Wood
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti Friendship Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The flat base, curved seat, and ridged supports of this hand-carved wooden stool reference the...
Wood
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Lobi Figurative Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
The lobi peoples of Ghana and Burkina Faso have a deep focus on agriculture, leaving less of their time for artistic endeavors. A notable exception is their figurative stool designs....
Wood
Pair of 1960s Carved Hardwood African Ghanaian Tribal Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These carved wood stools showcase the classic Ghanaian form, featuring upcurved seats supported by organically carved bases atop rectangular stepped platforms.
Wood
Traditional Ghanaian Stool
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved traditional Ghanaian stool, also known as Asesedwa, with incredible patina. Early 20th Century.
Wood
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti Leopard Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The platform base, curved seat, and ridged supports reference this as an Ashanti King stool. I...
Wood
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti Symbolic Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The flat base, curved seat, and ridged supports reference the Ashanti King Stool. This stool p...
Wood
Ethnic Ghanaian Wood Wall Panel with Embossed Brass
Located in Pasadena, CA
A stately, wood wall sculpture probably from Ghana, West Africa. The carved design is abstract in nature with hints of blue and red and embossed with brass. The ethnic group is u...
Wood