Ashanti
Gold Coast people
Ashanti refers to a people of southern Ghana and their language, also called Twi.
The Ashanti Empire was a powerful West African state from the 17th to 19th centuries, known for its gold wealth and sophisticated governance.
The term appears in historical and cultural contexts: Ashanti kente cloth, the Ashanti kingdom.
Also spelled Asante.
Ghanaian ceremonial woven cloth
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- libationCeremonial drink offering
naming ceremony · funerals · festivals · craftsmanship · symbolism · oral tradition · drumming · regalia
West African republic
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- gold miningExtracting precious ore
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
Akan-speaking Ghanaian people
- matrilinealityTracing lineage through mothers
- chieftaincyAuthority of tribal leader
- GhanaianFrom Accra's nation
- West AfricanFrom Africa's western bulge
ancestry · cultural heritage · ethnic group · clan · kinship · lineage · diaspora · Afrocentric
Luxurious wealthy existence
- palm-wineFermented tree sap
- AfropopAfrican mainstream music
- talking drumsTension-tuned message instruments
- percussionSound through impact
dance · ceremonial music · court music · ensemble · rhythm · celebration · procession · praise songs
Autonomous entities united loosely
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
expansion · tributary · military · governance · succession · warfare · alliance · dominion
kente
Ghanaian ceremonial woven cloth
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
libation · naming ceremony · funerals · festivals · craftsmanship · symbolism · oral tradition · drumming · regalia · ceremonial
Ghana
West African republic
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- gold miningExtracting precious ore
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
Asante
Akan-speaking Ghanaian people
- matrilinealityTracing lineage through mothers
- chieftaincyAuthority of tribal leader
- GhanaianFrom Accra's nation
West African · ancestry · cultural heritage · ethnic group · clan · kinship · lineage · diaspora · Afrocentric · identity
highlife
Luxurious wealthy existence
- palm-wineFermented tree sap
- AfropopAfrican mainstream music
- talking drumsTension-tuned message instruments
percussion · dance · ceremonial music · court music · ensemble · rhythm · celebration · procession · praise songs · funeral dirges
confederation
Autonomous entities united loosely
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
protectorate · expansion · tributary · military · governance · succession · warfare · alliance · dominion