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Ashanti Crown and Fly Whisk Akan Tribe, Ankh Jewelry, African Crown, Forgotten History, Royalty Crown, Object Of Desire, African Tattoo, African Hats, African Royalty

Like the legendary golden stool, the crown and fly whisk were important symbols of royal authority in the Ashanti Kingdom. The crown here was modelled after those of European Royalty, the Ashanti earning the right to adopt European models to their gold rich Kingdom. The Ashanti were one of the few African states able to offer serious resistance to European colonizers, fighting four wars against the British between 1823 and 1896, some of these wars over possession of the Golden Stool. The…

African Head Jewelry, Afrofuturism Aesthetic, African Nose, Sun Headband, New Fashion Earrings, Gem Drop Earrings, Crown Headpiece, Headpiece Accessories, Women Costume

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Crowned Head, 12th-14th century  copper alloy  ~  Head with crown, 14th - early 15th century  copper alloy Yoruba People, Afrique Art, Afrikaanse Kunst, African Sculptures, Art Premier, Africa Art, Ethnic Art, Art Africain, African Masks

I didn't take these pictures (obviously) but I wanted to post something besides dead birds and share these beautiful images from an exhibit at the British Museum - the Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa. Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. My concept of African art has been changed by the natural roundness and sensualness of the faces. They are some of the earliest examples of realism in art, some sculptures dating from before the European Renaissance. Crowned…

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