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Asafo Flags

T0800-034
Monumental Frankaa or Asafo Military Banner
FANTE PEOPLE
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
20TH C.
COTTON APPLIQUE
400'' W x 41.5'' L
$19,950

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.