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Steel 20 cedis coin showing a cowrie shell

The cowrie shell shown on this coin recalls a traditional ty…
Coffin in the shape of an eagle

This wooden coffin in the form of eagle with painted gold fe…
Gold elephants

Gold ornaments of the Asante were often shaped into animals,…
Gold pectoral discs

The southern coast of Ghana in West Africa used to be referr…
Wooden chair

The traditional form of seating in many parts of Africa is a…
Carved wooden mask for the Bedu cult

There are numerous masking traditions in West Africa. Four i…
Fertility doll

One of the most distinctive wooden carvings of the Asante is…
Gold work from Asante

The Asante kingdom, since the end of the seventeenth century…
Stool, leather treasure bag and sandals

'These items were made for life, to be used in the everyday.…
Silver-gilt dish with a gold soul-bearer's badge

This silver-gilt dish was commissioned by William Alleyne, M…
Asante Ewer

This ewer was discovered in 1896 in the Asante kingdom on th…
John Faber, William Ansa Sasraku, mezzotint after a painting by Gabriel Mathias (died 1803)

The Akwamu, Denkyira, Akim and Fanti people of what is now G…