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Proverbs from Ghana

January 3, 2024

Students will explore traditional Akan proverbs and the Adinkra symbols associated with them. They will make connections to familiar proverbs and sayings, and will create their own symbols for them.

Exploring Asante Proverbs on a Ntan Drum

December 19, 2023

Students will look closely and carefully at images of the Ackland Art Museum’s Ntan Drum and consider how the imagery on the object communicates Asante proverbs.

Musical Activities with The Talking Baobab Tree

February 5, 2023

In this lesson, students will listen to a West African folktale from Senegal and will collaborate as a whole class to arrange a musical performance to go with the story.