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Dwa (stool)

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Often made of wood, the dwa is more or less decorated according to the status of its possessor, it has great institutional and symbolic importance among the
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is considered the "soul of the nation", once enthroned the king (
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Gold Coast Diasporas : Identity, Culture, and Power
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Social Origins of the Asante Traditional Administrators
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Ashantis
Ghana
Akan


Small ashanti stool, copper on wooden frame

The Golden stool 1935
Golden stool
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Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt

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