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Creator

Creator deities in African traditions shape cosmic origin stories; articles examine creation mythology, theological frameworks, and cultural expressions.

Akan 7 min

Who Is Nyame? The Akan Sky God Who Owns the Stories

On the rear window of a trotro in Accra, in gold leaf on a coffin lid in Kumasi, on a pendant at the end of a chain in Brooklyn — the same shape keeps turning up. Two curled arms, one upright stem.

By Fatoumata