Wari Game	Weights & Scale for Gold Dust	Frowa an Engraved Tray and Ananane	Loomb Weaving
Printing Process - Adinkra Cloth	Bath & Stool Kitchen for the Ancestors	Fanti Akuaba	Sikadwa Kofi

The Akan language group migrated south to the "Gold Coast" (the modern Republic of Ghana 1957) region after the fall of ancient Ghana Civilization in 600 A.D. Their migration was a slow and steady one which took years to compleat. A display of their industry can be seen in the above images. A Brief History of the Ashanti - The Ashanti Confederacy is the largest ethnic group in Gana. Ashanti culture belongs to the Akan linguistic group which has many dialects. The Akan language is older than the city of Kumasi. It was one of the major languages spoken in Ghana Civilization near Old Mali between 300 and 600 AD. When Ghana Civilization fell the Akan people began a slow migration along the Niger and Volta rivers until they reached their present location. The Ashanti … read morespeak Twi. Akan speaking people are the largest Linguistic group in the Republic of Ghana. Some of the other ethnic groups connected with this language are Brong (to the north of Ashanti), Anyi and Fanti (who live on the Ghanaian Coast next to the Atlantic Ocean). The Ashanti nation evolved about 1700 AD, through a scheme developed by King Obiri Yeboah Manu and a relative Okonfo Anokye. The king and his subjects were controlled by a much large ethnic group known as Denkyra. Obiri had a nephew Osei Tutu who was to become his successor if the scheme worked. He offered his nephew as hostage to the Denkyira Court. His plan was to have his nephew learn the political systems of Denkyia. Then he put Okonfo Anokye in charge of watching over and coaching the child’s development as his spiritual counselor. After Obiri Yeboah Manu death the young nephew and Okonfo Anokye developed a bond which enabled the two individuals to work as one man rather than two. Together they were able to conquer the Denkyra Kingdom and many other ethnic groups of the surrounding area. The dual leadership of Ashanti king (known as Asantahene) and spiritual counselor still exist today. The founders contributed three things. First there was a confederacy government established with its central government in Kumasi. Second they instituted many Ashanti festivals and third they developed a new military system. Ralph Bunche / An American Odyssey Promote Your Page Too My Blog List