Deep within Ghana’s Aburi Botanical Garden, history whispers through the grooves of a 300-year-old dead tree. A masterpiece of African wisdom, this carving isn’t just art it’s a lesson in power, ambition, and the unrelenting climb to greatness.
Each figure tells a story. People walking on top of each other are a raw depiction of societal hierarchy, ambition, and the struggle for dominance. At the very top? The Chief. A reflection of how leadership is achieved not just by climbing but by standing on the efforts of those below. It’s perplexing, profound, and deeply African.
Stand before this tree, and it speaks to you. Who are you in this structure? The climber, the foundation, or the one at the top? Let this image sink in it’s history, it’s power, it’s life!
