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Appliquéd Battalion Flag Asafo: Woman, houses, leopard and flag of Ghana

The depicted scene could be of a village or a district in a town. A woman is hiding, standing closely behind a house, while a Leopard is seemingly strolling down the village main street. The motif illustrates the Asafo company’s ancillary function as the fire brigade and police force. The company catches wild animals that threaten the safety of the village and intimidate the local population. The flag bearers probably identify with the leopard and thus demonstrate their control over their village or municipal district by means of this depiction. Author: Doris Kubisch

Data Provider
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Fante
Object type
Fahne
Dimensions
Width: 1440.0 mm
Height: 960.0 mm
Material/Technique
Textiles
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2635

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1930 - 1985
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    18.01.1990
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Ghana (location/origin)
    who
    Krieg, Karl H. - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC0 1.0 DEED
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