Kane Kwei — figurative coffin workshop (popular sculpture as design)

Kane Kwei (Seth Kane Kwei workshop tradition)

Dataset / Metadata Record · Centre Pompidou / museum documentation of Kane Kwei coffins

Kane Kwei — figurative coffin workshop (popular sculpture as design)

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Kane Kwei pioneered Ga figurative coffins shaped like objects reflecting the deceased's profession or status. Documented by scholars and museums worldwide the Teshie workshop tradition is a major Ghanaian popular design export.

Creator: Kane Kwei (Seth Kane Kwei workshop tradition)
Source: Centre Pompidou / museum documentation of Kane Kwei coffins
Persistent URL: https://ared.design/records/ARED-GH-HIST-00032
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