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Mami Wata is a Mermaid Spirit who Lives in the Sea
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Mami Wata is a Mermaid Spirit who Lives in the Sea

Artist Kwame Akoto (Ghanaian, born 1950)
Date2010
Made/manufacturedKumasi, Ghana
MediumPigment on plywood
Dimensions31 7/8 × 47 13/16 in. (81 × 121.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Doran Ross
Object number2018.75.2
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Descriptionimage of a mermaid with dark hair, who is surrounded by fish, and holding a spoon over a bowl of food supported by fish; the background has gray columns on a field of light blue. Inscription in white on the black frame, bottom, is .. Mami Wata is a spirit who lives in the sea will ruin your Life and you will go to hell. Go to Jesus Christ..." Signature on lower right corner reads: Kwame Akoto, Almighty God Artworks, Kumasi.

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