A Poet of the Drums
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A POET OF THE DRUMS
(1965)

Original Dimensions:
8' x 18" x 12"

Original Materials:
Odum

The sculpture is a portrayal of Drum Language through gestures.  The Dancer is the interpretor and poet of the Akan Concept of the Universe.  The facial expression is meant to speak.  Note the position of the left hand - "Ade pa nyinaa fi wim" - asking God, the giver of all things, to fill it.

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