Humans were not the only ones transported during the era of slave trade, there were also items transported that now reside in some notable museums around the world. In the 17th and 18th century, slave ...

Walk south-east from the White House and you will come across the shrine of the Abosom and Nananom Nsamanfo – a place of worship for African-Americans who identify themselves as descendants of Ghana’s ...

Solid gold watches display wealth and power; to tell time, chiefs often sport conventional timepieces. Glassell Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Akan chiefs wear a variety of crowns. The ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. These brass weights were used by the ...

Akan brass casting, a traditional art form from West Africa, has undergone significant changes in recent years ...