It is an elegant example of the funerary pottery made by Akan women artists. The Akan peoples honor the deceased with accumulations of pottery vessels at spots in cemeteries called asensie, or "places of pots." These displays serve as points of remembrance for the living and facilitate communication with the deceased in the afterlife.

The study revealed that indigenous Akans of Ghana produced special pottery wares such as Abusuakruwa (family cup), Kruwa (cup) and terracotta heads for rituals associated with death and burial rites respectively.

Akan Pottery. Women created pots for everyday use and for funeral rites. Unlike other crafts, pottery in Akan culture is a traditionally feminine one. Men sometimes make pottery, but only anthropomorphic figures for religious ceremonies. These vessels are a physical connection between ancestral spirits and their living relatives.

Kuduo Akan ceremonial pot from Ghana (N° 17463) Deposit sale The Ashanti , Asante , mastered the art of lost wax cast iron, copper metal being sacred and considered inferior to gold, in order to produce ritual and prestige objects, such as the Kuduo brass which were intended, in addition to the storage of gold powder, for domestic and royal cults.

Among the Akan, ceramic vessels were commonly found in burials of the past. The pottery vessel shown here is called abusua kuruwa or "family pot." The snake that winds itself around the vessel is meant to be a python, symbol of the death that will encircle every living person.

Since the late sixteenth century, Akan women potters have created ceramic heads and sometimes complete figures to commemorate deceased royals and individuals of high status. During the funeral, family members placed the terracotta portraits of the deceased in a sacred grove near the cemetery, sometimes with representations of other family members.

Using the mixed method approach, the study gives an extensive interpretation of the effects and influence of spirituality and healing on the Akan. It reintroduces the significance of spiritual...

The Akan people of Southern Ghana and Southeastern Côte d’Ivoire have a rich cultural heritage, evident in their visual arts and funeral practices. Among the notable artifacts are funerary busts, known as Nkua in the Akan language, which symbolize the intersection of …

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La scénette sur le couvercle de ce kuduo évoque la vie à la cour, des musiciens entourent le roi abrité sous le parasol royal kyiné , ce dernier étant associé à l'arbre protecteur gyedua . Le chef était acompagné de cette ombrelle dans tous ses déplacements. Les motifs décoratifs du pourtour sont toutefois issus des traditions islamiques.