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Fante Asafo company flags (frankaa)

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Asafo flags belong to Fante military companies (asafo) along Ghana's coast. Flags combine figurative appliqué proverb and company identity. Collections at the Fowler Museum Brooklyn Museum and Ghanaian community archives document their role in public performance and rivalry.

Source: Fowler Museum — Asafo flags collection
Persistent URL: https://ared.design/records/ARED-GH-HIST-00011
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