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1930 - 1985
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Appliquéd Battalion Flag Asafo: Women with gong-gongs
The black figure with the drum is appliquéd to the fabric and looks like a silhouette. The women with a child and gong-gongs are embroidered in detail. The motif refers to the role of women within the Asafo company. Although women were rarely directly involved in combat, they nevertheless performed important military duties. These included playing gong-gongs and beating drums. Gong-gongs call company members to the posuban whenever events are taking place. There is a saying about women in the Asafo Company: "If our women are ready for war, what then what do you think are our men are capable of?" The billowing national flag has been appliquéd onto the background in a vertical position, with a white instead of a yellow stripe in the middle.Author: Doris Kubisch
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- Cultural attribution
- Fante
- Object type
- Fahne
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Width: 1290.0 mm
Height: 1220.0 mm - Material/Technique
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Textiles
- Current location
- Museum Natur und Mensch
- Inventory number
- I/2636
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18.01.1990
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Africa (location/origin)Ghana (location/origin)
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Africa
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