T020219-053
Frankaa Or Asafo Military Flag
African Tribal
Ghana
West Africa
Ashanti People
20th C.
Cotton Applique
$1395.00
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Even though the Akan societies in Ghana had no standing army, the asafo or people’s militia, was a well established social and political organization based on military principles. Each asafo group is identified by a particular name and number and through a set of symbols displayed prominently on its flag. Verbal proverbs, a significant facet of Akan culture, are represented by colored cutout figures appliqued on the cotton ground.
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