Signed Expressionist Sankofa Adinkra Painting from Ghana, "The Sankofa Bird"

Depicted as a bird reaching to grab an egg off its back, Sankofa is an African Adinkra symbol that illustrates the importance of learning from the past. Ghanaian artist Emmanuel Kwaku Akrasi paints this expressionist composition, depicting the Sankofa bird in black and white, framed by red.