DepartmentAfrica

Door

NameDoor

Artist Seth Kane Kwei (1922-1992)

CultureGa

Dateca. 1960s or 1970s

Place madeTeshie, ACCRA, Ghana, Africa

Mediumwood

Dimensions71 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from MNMF

Object numberA.2026.4.1

ProvenancePurchased from Eric Anang Adjetey and his father, Cedi, who are the grandson and son of the artist. The door had been in their workshop for decades. Door was offered to MOIFA for purchase through the curation of the Art Underground exhibition.

DescriptionLarge carved hardwood door with an image of a man walking through a forest in a loincloth holding a hut on his shoulders, and a women is seated on the edge of the hut's window.