Fly whisk "nandwa blawa"

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Description

wood, gold foil, cloth, animal hair (horse-tail),
Fly-whisks are part of the regalia of chiefs and notables, and are set in front of them on public occasions serving as a sign of rank and status. As vital component of the “aja” (sacred family inheritance) they were crucial items in funerary displays honoring recently deceased elders.

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Comparing literature

Ross, Doran H., Gold of the Akan from the Glassell Collection, Houston 2002, p. 235 ff.

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