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Ghana. Poupée Ashanti
€3.100,00
Categories: Pièces muséales, Statues et statuettes anthropomorphes
The Ashantis are a West African population living in Ghana. They are part of the great group of Akans (the whole Akan world also extends to Ivory Coast where it includes interior or coastal ethnic groups) and are themselves subdivided into numerous subgroups. The Ashanti federation developed in the 13th century. The capital is Kumasi. In the 19th century, this civilization reached its peak and occupied almost 70% of present-day Ghana. The Ashanti community was the largest of all Akan states and the longest in time. Core of the Oyoko clan, Asantemanso remains their place of origin.
The Ashanti were conquerors who divided up into groups and lived in small groups which formed vassal city-states of the Denkyira kingdom. The Oyoko will become dominant and impose themselves. Osei Tutu will be the first king to unify these groups. The empire was first continental then the year 1806 marks the beginning of the conquest of the coastal region. The English eventually annex Ghana. It will be the end of the Ashanti Empire.
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