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Anna's Hair

Anna felt this aspect of her physical appearance made it obvious to others that she was definitely a mixed-race person of African descent.

Francis's Diary

This record of Anna's father's life when he was a young man symbolizes, for her, him at his best and most idealistic.

Sankofa

This mythical bird looks backwards while flying forwards, and is a powerful symbol in Bamana about the links between the future and the past.

Anna's Mother's Flat

This valuable piece of property represents Bronwen's industriousness, and its sale allows Anna to travel to Bamana on her own, without Robert.

Katherine's Church

Anna agrees to accompany her friend and neighbor to this place, but she is not moved spiritually by her attendance here.

Anna's Arrest in Bamana

Anna finds out that Kofi Adjei contrived this whole traumatic experience of hers in Bamana towards the end of the novel, which...

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