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Mu ren zhuang (Chinese: 木人桩; pinyin: Mù Rén Zhuāng; lit. 'Wooden Man Post') or Mook Yan Jong (also known as The Wing-Chun Dummy or simply The Wooden Dummy internationally), is a training tool used in various styles of Chinese martial arts, most notably that of Wing Chun and other kung fu styles of Southern China.
In Pre-colonial Ghana, traditional buildings were primarily made from materials such as mud, wood and thatch, chosen for their availability, affordability, and climate adaptability. [2] These materials were used to build durable structures, particularly in rural areas.
They are particularly associated with the Fanti people, who are part of the Akan group of ethnicities in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The dolls are characterized by their large, disc-like heads and are used traditionally by young women seeking to conceive a child or to ensure the attractiveness of their future children.
Mannequins in a clothing shop in Canada A mannequin in North India. A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off different fabrics and textiles.
The town is under the jurisdiction of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and is in the Nhyiaeso constituency of the Ghana parliament. [1] The town has one of the biggest wood villages in Ghana that was inaugurated by the former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor.The wood village includes the construction of sheds, access roads, electricity and reliable water supply on 12.35 hectares.
The Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop. The Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop is a studio established in Teshie, Ghana, since the 1950s.It is known for its design coffins that became symbolic of African artistic creativity.
Akuaba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akuaba are those of the Ashanti people, whose akuaba have large, disc-like heads. Other tribes in the region have their own distinctive style of akuaba. Japanese hina dolls, displayed during the Hinamatsuri festival
The traditional Ghanaian stool (or asesedwa in the Asante Twi language) is a carved wooden stool common in sub-Saharan West Africa, and especially common in Ghana. [1] Among the Akan it is used as a household object, it is used in rites of passage, and is considered sacred. [2]