Ghana - Textiles
Different shades of Kente cloth.
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Preparing for a live event in Kumasi
Ghanaian Proverb“If you are in hiding, don’t light a fire”
Ghanaian Proverb“There is no medicine to cure hatred”
Ghanaian Proverb“Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight”
Ghanaian Proverb“Two small antelopes can beat a big one”
Places in Ghana
Another shot of Kejetia market, Kumasi.
Places in Ghana
Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ashanti region. In the background is an ad for Star beer, Ghana’s beer of choice.
Ghanaian Proverb“Money is sharper than a sword”
Ghanaian Proverb“It is the fool’s sheep that break loose twice”
Ghanaian Proverb“It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man”
Ghanaian Proverb“When you are rich, you are hated; when you are poor, you are despised”
Royalty in Ghana
Asantehene (Ah-san-ti-he-ni) Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (O-toom-fu-or Or-say Tu-tu) himself. King of all the Ashanti kingdoms holding court and surrounded by statesmen and palace attendees.
Royalty in Ghana
Nana Dokua II (Nah-Nah Doh-ku-a), Queen mother of Akropong (A-crow-pong). She is beautiful, isn’t she? This picture of the Queen mother being carried in palanquin was taken in the 1960’s.
Ghanaian Proverb“Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout”
