Ghana

Künstler: Dennis Doe Tamakloe

* 1961 in Accra, Ghana

His Christian name is Dennis and his African name is Doe. For the Ewe tribe (living between Ghana and Togo), Doe means someone who was born after twins. Tamakloe is the surname and means tortoise. For the Akan tribe (between Ghana and the Ivory Coast), Tamakloe means conqueror.

Since 1994, he has lived in Berlin as a free-lance artist.
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