H x W x D: 7.5 x 8.5 x 13.1 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Label Text:
ME WARE WO
"I shall marry you "
symbol of commitment, perseverance
From the expression "No one rushes into the job of mixing the concrete for building the house of marriage."
Description:
Adinkra stamp. Four attached circles with teardrop-shaped line from inside edge to center of each. "Meware wo" (I shall marry you).
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell, Washington, D.C., -- to 2010
Exhibition History:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2017-ongoing
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