Chiefdom

Chiefdom: the Women's World introduces a method of viewing
and understanding art. For centuries, artists have relied
on nature and tradition as their great sources of inspiration.
Irregular wooden boards in their natural state are sculpturing
resources that are worthy of adoration and adoption. Nature
produces the images of Chiefdom on surfaces of wooden
boards and by so doing, establishes the system of chiefdom.
The concept upon which these aesthetics and appreciations
were figured out was based on the philosophy of truth which
presents the materials, their sources and physical appearances
as the basis of these sculptures. Therefore, the need to
preserve and present the material was as crucial as the institution
of chiefdom.
The style of presentation of these collections in this book centred
on simplified realism that settled on plain geometric
forms, shapes and lines. Carving technique was at times
interspersed with the jagged shape of the wood boards, tree
bark textures, surface perforations and marks from band and
circular saws used in milling the timber into wooden boards.
Titles of these relief sculptures were derived from the culture
of Akan-Fante chiefdom and translated into English.
The females in these compositions are hyped to all the natural
status of chiefdom even though some of the positions are the
preserve of males. Hence, the dignity of the African culture in
relation to Chiefdom is clearly and solidly sourced from the
form and imagery produced from naturally shaped wood
boards.
SAMUEL ADENTWI BENTUM
(Ph.D)