Stories Behind the Art | Kumi Sculptures

Truncated Hope is a sculptural representation of love, protection, and survival in the face of unimaginable loss. The composition features:•...

This work depicts a princess in a story picked from an indigenous Akan folklore (“anansesem”) about a beautiful princess called...

Ama Ghana’s life is a shining example of hope and perseverance. Rising above her orphaned past, she built a family...

Asase Yaa, in the indigenous society of the Akan people of Ghana, is the great female spirit of the earth,...

The Bodi (or Me’en) tribe of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley practices the Kael ceremony, an annual competition where men strive to...

The Mursi tribe, known for their distinctive cultural practices, is an indigenous ethnic group residing in the Omo Valley in...