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Ghanaian artist creates proverbial coffins at the University of Arkansas

By Kyle Kellams

Published February 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM CST

Students work on a proverbial coffin depicting a Sankofa bird.

Ghanaian artist Jacob Joe Paa Jr. has been creating a proverbial coffin with University of Arkansas art students for the past couple of weeks. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited the School of Art to learn more about these coffins and what they represent.

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