Beyegbin, c. 2019
Mixed media on canvas80 x 65 x 2.5 cm
31 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 1 inches
The use of totems in Africa and certainly in Akan culture is commonplace and Djéka’s rendition of totem-meeting-Westernised-toy is a forthright marriage of both worlds.
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