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Arts
Daughter of the Ancestors Canvas
Daughter of the Ancestors Canvas, an original African woman portrait painting. This artwork speaks in the language of the ancestors. The woman’s profile, calm and lifted, reflects dignity, wisdom, and quiet strength passed down through generations. Her headwrap and cloth are not merely adornment they are symbols of identity, culture, and belonging, carrying the stories of her people. The bold yellow background echoes the African sun, source of life, endurance, and renewal. In her stillness, we see pride; in her posture, we see resilience. She stands as a reminder that African womanhood is rooted in heritage, guided by spirit, and rich with history and purpose.
£200.00Sold by Jtn_arts9 • Ghana
Arts
African Woman Portrait Canvas Wall Art - Gold and Pink 60 x 40cm
A portrait of a Black woman rendered in gold and warm brown against a background of pink, orange and violet. She meets the viewer's eye directly, shoulders bare, chin level, with none of the softening that portraits of women so often carry. The mood is calm authority rather than decoration. The palette is the point. Gold and copper across the skin, hot pink and tangerine behind, violet cooling the edges. It is a warm piece, so it lifts a room with cool grey or white walls and holds its own against exposed brick, dark green or navy. Size 60 x 40cm, portrait orientation. Supplied on canvas in a wood frame with a varnished finish, ready to hang straight out of the box. It works as a single statement above a sofa, a bed or a console table, or as the anchor of a gallery wall with smaller abstract or typographic pieces around it. Because it is portrait rather than landscape, it suits a narrow wall, a chimney breast or an alcove where a wide piece would not fit. By Wisdom Mullar. Colour may read a little differently in person than on screen, and the light in your room will change how the gold and pink sit together. Care: hang out of direct sunlight, which fades pigment over time. Dust with a dry soft cloth. Do not use water, solvents or spray cleaners on the surface.
£120.00Sold by Artmasterfineart • Ghana
Crafts
Fante Asafo Flag - Handmade Appliqué Textile, 140 x 85cm
A hand appliqued Fante Asafo flag on cotton, 140 x 85cm. Leopards, an armed company and a Union Jack canton, worked in the traditional Ghanaian manner. Asafo flags, or frankaa, belong to the military companies of the Fante people along the coast of Ghana. Each company had its own, commissioned from a local flag maker, and they were carried at festivals and funerals rather than hung on a wall. They were never decoration. They were statements, and usually pointed ones. Almost every Asafo flag illustrates a proverb, and the proverb is usually aimed at a rival company. That is the convention the imagery here follows: two leopards, a small house, a company of figures marching in file with rifles, and the company number set in a panel. The boast is the point of an Asafo flag, not the animals. The Union Jack in the upper corner places the design in the colonial period. Flags made before Ghana's independence in 1957 commonly carried it, and after independence many makers replaced it with the Ghanaian flag. This one keeps the older arrangement. Appliqué on cotton, which means every element is a separate piece of cloth cut and stitched onto the ground rather than printed onto it. The leopards are worked in a spotted cloth, the figures in solid black, and the whole panel is framed by a sawtooth border in black, white, cream and ochre. The edges are fringed. To be clear about what this is: a contemporary flag made by hand in the traditional manner, not an antique. Genuinely old Asafo flags are extremely scarce and almost all of them sit in museums and private collections. At 140 x 85cm this is a large textile, and it works best hung flat against a plain wall where the appliqué and the fringe can be read properly. Above a bed, down a hallway, or in a room that needs one large warm object rather than several small ones. Care: hang it out of direct sunlight, which fades dyed cotton. Do not wash it. Dust it gently with a soft brush, or a vacuum on low suction through the upholstery attachment, and if it ever needs more than that, take it to a textile conservator rather than a dry cleaner.
£415.00£450.00Sold by GOLDEN HERITAGE AFRICA GALLERY • Cape Coast
Arts
Adinkra Hene | Original Raffia & Acrylic Canvas, 90 x 90cm
An original mixed media canvas, 90 x 90cm. The Adinkrahene symbol built in coiled raffia rope over layered acrylic in grey, oxide red and gold. Framed. Adinkrahene is the chief of the Adinkra symbols. In Akan tradition it is the one said to have shaped the design of all the others, and it stands for greatness, charisma and leadership. Its form is concentric circles, and that is exactly what has been made here: three rings of raffia rope coiled and laid onto the canvas, so the symbol sits in relief rather than being painted on. The ground behind it is worked in grey, oxide red, ochre and gold, scored and stamped with marks that read as writing without being any alphabet in particular. Two raffia triangles anchor opposite corners. The whole surface carries texture you can see from across a room and feel up close, which is the thing a print of it could never do. At 90 x 90cm square this is a single wall piece rather than one of a group. It wants space around it: above a sideboard, at the end of a hallway, in a stairwell, or opposite a door where you meet it as you walk in. Supplied framed in a natural wood frame, as photographed. One of one. There is no edition and no print run behind it, and once it sells there is not another. The second photograph shows the work on the easel in the studio where it was made, which gives a truer sense of the depth of the rope than a flat photograph can. Care: hang it out of direct sunlight, which fades acrylic and yellows natural raffia over time. Dust the rope with a dry soft brush rather than a cloth, which snags on the fibres. Never use water or cleaning spray on the surface.
£1,477.71Sold by NK Arts & Design • Ghana
About Ghana
Ghana's creative tradition
Ghana is the birthplace of kente cloth — arguably the most internationally recognised African textile. Woven by the Ashanti and Ewe peoples for centuries, kente's vibrant geometric patterns and symbolic colour coding have made it a global icon of African identity and artisanship.
Beyond kente, Ghana's craft traditions run deep: Adinkra symbols stamped onto fabric, bolga baskets woven from elephant grass in the Upper East Region, and hand-cast brass and gold jewellery that traces its roots to the royal courts of Kumasi. When you shop made-in-Ghana on Sokofa, you connect directly to these centuries of creative mastery.
What you'll find
Craft traditions from Ghana
- Kente cloth — hand-woven in Kumasi and Volta Region
- Adinkra-printed fabric and accessories
- Bolga baskets from the Upper East Region
- Hand-cast brass and gold jewellery
- Kente-woven bags and accessories
- Beaded sandals and footwear
- Woodcarving and sculpture
Why Sokofa
Every vendor on Sokofa is personally verified. When you buy ghana products here, you buy directly from the artisan — no middlemen, full transparency.
Common questions
About buying ghana products online
What types of Ghanaian products can I buy on Sokofa?
Sokofa carries authentic Ghanaian products including kente cloth, Adinkra-printed fabrics, bolga woven baskets, hand-cast brass and gold jewellery, Kente accessories, and handcrafted homewares made by Ghanaian artisans.
What is kente cloth and why is it significant?
Kente is a hand-woven silk and cotton fabric originating from the Ashanti people of Ghana. Each colour and pattern carries cultural meaning — gold symbolises royalty, green represents growth, and the interlocking patterns tell stories of Ghanaian heritage. Authentic kente is woven on narrow-strip looms in Kumasi.
Are Ghanaian products on Sokofa verified as authentic?
Yes. Every Sokofa vendor undergoes a personal verification process before listing products. We confirm identity, product origin, and craftsmanship quality so you can buy with full confidence.
Do you ship Ghanaian products internationally?
Yes — all Sokofa products ship worldwide including to the UK, US, Europe, Canada and Australia. Delivery times and costs are shown at checkout.
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