Kwame Akoto-Bamfo,
a Ghanaian
sculptor, is using
his skills to
create the
Ancestor Project -
portraits of
Africans who were
imprisoned,
kidnapped or c
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Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, a Ghanaian sculptor, is using his skills to create the Ancestor Project - portraits of Africans who were imprisoned, kidnapped or coerced into slavery.<br><br>Using the ancient Akan tradition of creating portraits of the dead, Kwame wants to show people how great their community was before slavery.