History · 3 min read
The stool that was never meant to be sat on
It became a symbol of a people, a political idea and a nation’s soul.
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History · 3 min read
A governor asked for a seat, and a war followed
Yaa Asantewaa turned a political crisis into one of the best-known acts of resistance in Ghanaian history.
Culture · 2 min read
What a Stool Is
Any palace stool room; the Manhyia Palace Museum; the woodcarving village of Ahwiaa, outside Kumasi.
People · 2 min read
The Queen Mother
Manhyia, Kumasi; any durbar, where the ɔhemaa sits with her own retinue.
Economy · 2 min read
Begho and the Gold Road
The Begho archaeological area near Hani; Techiman market, which sits on the same trade axis it always did.
Economy · 2 min read
The Weights: gold, proverbs, and the smallest sculptures in the world
The National Museum, Accra; Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi; the brass casters at Krofofrom, near Kumasi.