Batik wall hanging, ‘Working Together’
Posted by Novica on 24 Apr 2008 at 08:55 am | Tagged as: batik (ghana), home decor, novica, wall hangings & tapestries
Conversing as they share the work, two women make fufu in a mortar and pestle, alternately pounding and turning the traditional Ghanaian dish. The savory mixture of boiled cassava and plantain is served with all kinds of soups and eaten mostly by the Ashanti people. Portraying the women in traditional clothing, Alexander Nyankson presents a batik wall hanging he names Mmoa, or “Help” in the Akan language.
