Twifo Hemang

Esquema

Getty AAT: Styles, periods, and cultures by region

Jerarquía

African (general, continental cultures) > African cultural or regional styles > West African (general) > Guinea Coast styles > Akan (culture or style) > Coastal Akan > Twifo

Descripción

Funerary pottery style from the Akan region of southern Ghana in Africa, exemplified by terra cotta heads and ritual pots found in burial or funerary contexts dating from the 17th ceentury and later. They come from the Akan region of southern Ghana of Africa where the pre-colonial state of Twifo was located; Hemang refers to the place near whch these ceramics were discovered.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263459

Otros términos

  • Hemang [en]
  • Hemang-Twifo [en]
  • Twifo Heman [en]
  • Twifo-Heman [en]
  • Twifo-Hemang [en]
  • Twifu Hemana [en]
  • Twifu Hemang [en]