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Canoe is now a far better investment than car these days in Ghana 🤣
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May 26
Beautiful Asafo frankaa banner from Saltpond's No.1 Company on display @NTDyrhamPark from the Karun Thakar Collection.
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May 26
The Journeys exhibition runs from 22nd May - 1st November and will showcase over 30 Asafo flags (frankaa) from our Fante people, one of the most important West African art forms, which fuse European naval insignia with local Fante traditions and symbolism.
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May 26
If you are in the UK and appreciate history it is well worth the visit. 🇬🇭🇬🇧
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Fante Asafo Flags retweeted
May 24
Fante Confederacy
Sagrenti War
Yaa Asantewaa war
1966,72,(78),79, 81 Coup.
So can’t Ghanaian movie producers make a movie about any of these?
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Fante Asafo Flags retweeted
Mfantsefo wɔ ha? Simpafo wɔ ha?
Graceful and smooth.
The drums, the war chants and the steps are all in majestic sync. This is what made us who we are!
#Lifestyle #FanteLifestyle #FanteCulture
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Fante Asafo Flags retweeted
Where are my Fante People?
Embrace your culture, learn your history for you're one of the mightiest people on earth if you dig into your history. 🔐
May 20
Journeys ~ Asafo flags exhibition from the Karun Thakar collection opens 22 May - 1st November @NTDyrhamPark
One of the most important West African art forms, these flags fuse European naval insignia with local traditions and symbolism.
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Fante Asafo Flags retweeted
May 20
Journeys ~ Asafo flags exhibition from the Karun Thakar collection opens 22 May - 1st November @NTDyrhamPark
One of the most important West African art forms, these flags fuse European naval insignia with local traditions and symbolism.
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May 22
Amazing! 🇬🇭🇬🇧
May 21
‘Journeys: Asafo Flags from the Karun Thakar Collection’ now open in the house. The largest ever exhibition of West African Asafo flags in the UK includes over 30 works. ‘Journeys’ is running at three National Trust sites: bit.ly/4nI7pmU
📷James D
#KarunThakarJourneys
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May 20
Very exciting! Link for more info: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/b…
May 20
Journeys ~ Asafo flags exhibition from the Karun Thakar collection opens 22 May - 1st November @NTDyrhamPark
One of the most important West African art forms, these flags fuse European naval insignia with local traditions and symbolism.
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May 14
The Great Mankessim Asafo Posuban built 3rd November 1891.
One of the most elaborate buildings and oldest shrines associated with numerous proverbs, folktales, and historical stories. 🇬🇭
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African Mansions on the Gold Coast: How the Elites Resisted Colonialism with Status and Modernity.
One of the first books to focus on the African patrons who commissioned grand family mansions from the 1860s to 1950s along the coast.
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Apr 14
Asafo flag of the day:
The Asafo Company warns the enemy that it is as dangerous as a buffalo that has been provoked by an inexperienced hunter.
It is a warning message to the rival groups that if they know how to hunt, they should send their wise hunters and not small men. 🇬🇭
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