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Ashante Empire | Akua'ba Dolls

“Akua’ba” comes from a legend about a woman named Akua who couldn’t conceive and she desperately wanted a child. She consulted a priest or traditional healer who instructed her to commission a small wooden figure and carry it as if it were...

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Ashante Empire | Brass Ritual Vessels (Kuduo)

Two men stand before the chief, both claiming the same piece of land. They’ve argued for weeks. Each accuses the other of lying about where the boundary sits, about which family cleared the forest first, about who planted the first yams.

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Ashante Empire | The Golden Stool

The year is 1701. The forest region that will become the Asante Empire is fractured into competing small states. Denkyira dominates the area. The Asante are just one group among many, paying tribute to Denkyira, lacking the unity to challen...

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Asante Empire | Court Kente Cloth (Asante Nwentoma)

Large, detailed photograph of traditional Asante kente cloth showing intricate geometric patterns and color combinations

Picture Kumasi in 1780. A wealthy trader walks into a gathering wearing kente cloth with a specific pattern of gold th...

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Asante Empire | Introduction: How the Kingdom Built Power Through Objects

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Hello, Beautiful People!

Welcome to May and to the study of the Asante Empire. Last year I wrote a lengthy article on it but it was quite all over the place and not as indept as this one is going to be. This mon...

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