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Asante Art: Researched by Amanda Steimel

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

Image of Kente Cloth Stole

The Asante are a culture living primarily in the Akan region of Western Coastal Africa, in what are now the countries of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Although they have a matrilineal society, with the line of descent traced through women, the Asante have a monarchy style of government that is predominantly—but not exclusively--ruled by men. The Asante people use two different … [Read more...] about Asante Art: Researched by Amanda Steimel

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, akua'ba, asante, gold weight, kente cloth, state sword, stool

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