Original Painting Acrylic Portrait on Canvas from Ghana, "Kinsmen II"

Three powerful chiefs in vibrant finery and luxurious traditional clothing stand shaded by red, blue, and yellow parasols, observing the merrymaking during the Bakatue festival. Bakatue means "opening up the Benya Lagoon to the sea," and is a festival celebrated in the coastal town of Elmina signaling the beginning of the fishing season. Godwin Atta Geoman captures a cultural scene unique to Ghana in this Expressionist painting.