Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/28/2024 - 07/07/2024
12:00 am
Location
August Wilson Center For African-American Culture
Categories
This is a new sculptural installation by Ghanaian artist and master craftsman, Jacob Tetteh-Ashong (also known as Paa Joe Jr. )
Jacob Paa Joe Jr. is the son and apprentice of Joseph Tetteh-Ashong (a.k.a. Paa Joe), a West African artist who constructs wooden coffins in the shapes of objects that best represent the life, professions, passions and personalities of the person to be buried. This artform is called abebui adekai, which translates to English as “proverb box.”
Featuring a newly created large-scale “fantasy coffin” with a selection of miniature sculptural boxes, “Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled” is a collaborative project and an opportunity to witness the process of creating a traditional Ghanaian figurative coffin.
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