Design And Production of A Visual Document Depicting The Chronological Develoment of The Asante Kingdom

Authors

  • Okyere Kwesi Barnabas Adventist Girls Senior High Schools

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v7i2.1297

Keywords:

Asante kingdom, History, Symbol, Repoussage, copper, pitch, oxidation.

Abstract

The Asante kingdom is one of the famous and surviving kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa. The kingdom came on the world stage in the late 16th century and gradually expanded its territorial boundaries through wars to cover almost the present day Ghana and some portion of Togo and Cote d’Ivoire.  Much is known about ancient Egyptian society than most other ancient cultures because of their hieroglyphics (picture writing). Even though the history of the Asante kingdom has been preserved in oratory and in written documents, an alternative method can also be made to safeguard its rich historical facts just like that of the Ancient Egyptian society. This research looks into the ancient methodology of preserving historical facts to design and produce a mural that would serve as an alternative to available sources in gathering historical facts about the Asante kingdom. Qualitative research design approach was used and the descriptive and studio based research methodologies were employed. The history of the Asante kingdom was explored from the 16th to the 21st century to encode the salient facts about their transformational development into a mural of symbols and pictorial imagery, using sketching and Repoussage technique. It was found that symbols and imagery can be used to present facts of the history and also intricate visuals can be Repoussage unto a large metal surface using 0.8mm copper thickness upon a suitable working support.

Author Biography

  • Okyere Kwesi Barnabas, Adventist Girls Senior High Schools

    Visual Art Department

    Principal Suprintendent

     

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2018-02-23

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