The belief that death is only a transition informs many of the funerary rites among the Akan. In the past, prominent chiefs were buried alongside some of their wives and servants.

Akan Nsiso funerary art and practices have direct parallels with Ife and Benin bronze heads dating to the 13th century. “The funerary portraits at Nkyinkyim are rendered in various tribal styles ...

Thus, the Akan mourning rituals can be culturally and psychologically coercive and oppressive for women. Cash donations have become an important part of Ghanaian funerals. Both men and women make ...