Yaa Asantewaa Inspecting the  Dispositions at Ejisu

© the artist, courtesy of Niru Ratnam, London. Image credit: courtesy Kimathi Donkor

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Depicts image of female figure (Yaa Asantewaa) dressed in long black dress holding a rifle in her right proper hand. Figure stands on hillside with green forest below and with striking red, orange and yellow sky.

British Museum

London

Title

Yaa Asantewaa Inspecting the Dispositions at Ejisu

Date

2014

Medium

oil & acrylic on cotton canvas

Measurements

H 210 x W 165 cm

Accession number

2017,2054.1

Acquisition method

acquired as part of the Global, Local and Imperial Histories (GLIH) Research Group under the theme: Exhibiting the Experience of Empire

Work type

Painting

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