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Akan History, Culture and traditons. Akan Abakɔsɛm, Amammerɛ ne Amanɛe.
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Joined January 2025
"Enemies may double, but they will not pass." This flag indicates the Asafo company sees danger from all angles. - beware of snakes 🐍
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Pendants of a crocodile holding a mudfish made by Akan artists were given as gifts to Dagomba and Mamprusi kings. The pendants became popular as the crocodile head was already an important symbol of authority in the region and Dagomba and hausa artists would make them locally.
In Akan culture the mudfish is a common motif in design and is referenced in several proverbs, often representing social responsibility, hierarchy, versatility and longevity.
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Aponkyerɛne wu a, na yɛhunu ne tenten - It is only when the frog dies that we know its true size
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Kyaman(Ebrié) pendant Medium : gold C.a : mid-20th century Côte d’Ivoire Akan art.
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Opitire memene adeɛ a, ɔmemene ma owura. - If the mudfish has swallowed something of value, it does so to the benefit of its master.
In Akan culture the mudfish is a common motif in design and is referenced in several proverbs, often representing social responsibility, hierarchy, versatility and longevity.
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In the Mfantse cultural area the mudfish (Adwen) also became the totemic animal of the Adwenadze Abusua (matri-clan)
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In Akan culture the mudfish is a common motif in design and is referenced in several proverbs, often representing social responsibility, hierarchy, versatility and longevity.
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Many people are familiar with the style of Akan architecture associated with the people of Adanse, Asante and Kwahu, but there exist a lesser known style that was utilized on the coast defined by its rammed earth buildings with flat or near flat roofing, sometimes being of
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Many people are familiar with the style of Akan architecture associated with the people of Adanse, Asante and Kwahu, but there exist a lesser known style that was utilized on the coast defined by its rammed earth buildings with flat or near flat roofing, sometimes being of
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Abotire (lit: tie-head) is a traditional headwear that comes in many forms from head tie to hat and crown.
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Nanan Topkra Anoh Sika Akossi, former Chief of Akwe Djaman (Assandrè Kôtôkô Hamanien) Côte d’Ivoire (1975-1988)
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Sra ble ɔ ti kpa tra sika ɔklwɛ. - A human is more valuable than gold.
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According to Adanse elders interviewed in 1969, the meaning of Akan derives from the Twi root kan, meaning “first,” making Akanfoɔ translate literally as “the first people.” In oral tradition, the elders maintained that after God created the earth, he created the Akans first.
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Mmɛn na ɛma yɛhunu sɛ Ɔhene wɔ hɔ. - It is the horns that let us know who is king. Mmɛn horns in Akan society, A short thread 🪢.
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Asafo ko eyi hɔ! Yeeyi hɔn! Ebiasa e? Yɛtse hɔm do! Ana dɔm bi botum hɛn? Dɔm biara runntum hɛn! - Asafo born out of war! Out of war! The three? We are sitting on them . Can any group stand us? No group can stand us! - Asafo rallying poem
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