Multicolored Cultural Expressionist Painting from Ghana, "Marriage Ritual"

Ghanaian artist Cecilia Adeniran reflects on an extinct marriage ritual. Often practiced by many Yoruba people in Nigeria, this cultural tradition is now found only in remote villages. Ghanaian artist Cecilia Adeniran captures the procession in this painting, featuring the bride wearing a beaded necklace with an exaggerated posture, accompanied by her bridesmaid. In the background are several onlookers. The artist paints this impressive composition in the expressionist style, drawing African motifs with black ink that lays over the canvas like a dark web.