Adowa Dance - Ghana #1 Acrylic Print
by Gloria Ssali
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Adowa Dance - Ghana #1 acrylic print by Gloria Ssali. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
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Dance is the life of the African. It permeates all their social and ceremonial activities. To the African, dance is a way of thinking, living and... more
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Artist's Description
Dance is the life of the African. It permeates all their social and ceremonial activities. To the African, dance is a way of thinking, living and communicating.
It forms an integral part of all vital facets of the life cycle. We dance during childbirth, naming ceremonies, pubety rites, marriage, religious ceremonies, festivals etc.dance teaches customs and history.Dr Kwame Nkrumah brought Africans together through dance.
The Adowa dance is the most widespread and most frequently performed social musical type of the Akan speaking people of Ghana.
The dance originated through the movements made by the antelope, hence the name given to it.
The story behind the dance states that, there was a once a queen mother in Ashanti called Abrewa Tutuwa.
She suddenly fell ill in the cause of her reign. The Obosom (gods) was consulted and a request for a live antelope was to be used for the sacrificial rites. It was alleged that, the asafo companies were promptly detailed to the...
About Gloria Ssali
Welcome to my gallery! Born into a family fascinated by the sciences both natural and conventional I was led by a kind and inspirational mother and a wonderful father to lean toward the sciences in life. I have been on an artistic journey from my youth, when first shown the delights of art and clay at GCSE, then after a period of absence found an local adult workshop where I was reintroduced to working in ceramics and also where I made my first venture into making my currently available pottery items.I am a naive artist . I love to look at the world as it is not how it should be. I was encouraged to enjoy art and its very nature individualism and its challenges to see and then create what has not been done before. The newness of...
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Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
A great and delightful drawing, a wonderful work Gloria (F/L)
Gloria Ssali
thank you Marsha!!
Marsha Heiken
Gloria,Wonderful drawing.You have a gift ! Love the colors and motion. Thanks hun for comment and kindness. Hugs,Marsha fv
Gloria Ssali
thank you Anne
Gloria Ssali
thank you Dean
Dean Harte
excellent Gloria, V/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you Ana
Gloria Ssali
thank you Lenore
Gloria Ssali
thank you Judy
Gloria Ssali
thank you Chris
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
I just love your style, Gloria ..... I know, I'm redundant by saying this, but I do. This work is absolutely exquisite. f,v
Lenore Senior
Another great work! Instant v/f
Judy Via-Wolff
Beautiful linear movement in blue! fv vote
Christiane Schulze
Love always your blue drawings Gloria. This one looks so special and elegant (f/v)