Consulter la cote et le prix de 'Asafo No.1 Chief' By Maker Kobina Badowah Of Workshop Kormantse, Central Region, Ghana

Description : Fante Asafo Flag #76 'Asafo No.1 Chief' by maker Kobina Badowah of workshop Kormantse, Central Region, Ghana, depicts the proverb: A child who shows assertiveness will surely become chief. Two chiefs discuss and observe a young child holding a chief's stool, a depiction which foreshadows the child's eventual role. Brown ground, with Ghana flag canton, and border of thick purple, pink, and blue chevron pattern with wide white fringe. Company No 1 indicated in upper right, with unusual Asafo before it, in charming hand-lettered applique. Size: 40 in h x 60 in d. Condition is fair, with surface wear, discoloration, holes and worn edges, all consistent with age and use. Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Asafo flags are a striking folk art mix of traditional West African motifs with European heraldry. The Fante people along the coast of present-day Ghana have long maintained an elaborate system of Asafo or military companies, whose ceremonial practices involved the creation of unique cloth flags. The double-sided flags, usually made of cotton or silk with embroidered or applique details, often depicted Akan proverbs or imagery representing boasts or taunts, often humorous or surreal, in bold colors and striking, asymmetrical compositions, combined with decorative borders and cantons showing the flags and insignia of the British, who had a complicated history of both alliance and competition with the Fante Confederacy. This is one of a large and varied collection of Fante Afaso flags in this auction. The flags were used to identify villages and convey messages, often for protection from rival villages and the Ashante people from the west, and later were used in festivals and ceremonies. These changing traditions reflect moments of transcultural exchange that were part of larger historical shifts, from trade with the Portuguese in the 15th Century, to British colonial rule in the 19th Century, to Independence in 1957. This flag is estimated to date from the 1970s. We are grateful to Barbara Eyeson for identifying the specific artists and meanings behind these flags.  
Prix: 360.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 300 USD-500 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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