Akan-ashanti The Akan people occupy practically the whole of Ghana south and west of the Black In December 1873, Wolseley s African levies were reinforced by the http://www.beepworld.de/members18/shika-gold/ashanti.htm
Extractions: Zurück On the basis of language and culture, historical geographers and cultural anthropologists classify the indigenous people of Ghana into five major groups. These are the Akan, the Ewe, MoleDagbane , the Guan, and the Ga-Adangbe. The Akan people occupy practically the whole of Ghana south and west of the Black Volta. Historical accounts suggest that Akan groups migrated from the north to occupy the forest and coastal areas of the south as early as the thirteenth century. Some of the Akan ended up in the eastern section of Côte d'Ivoire, where they created the Baule community. When Europeans arrived at the coast in the fifteenth century, the Akan were established there. The typical political unit was the small state under the headship of an elder from one of the seven or eight clans that composed Akan society. From these units emerged several powerful states, of which the oldest is thought to be Bono (also called Brong). As a result of military conquests and partial assimilation of weaker groups, well-known political entities, such as Akwamu, Asante , Akyem, Denkyira, and Fante emerged before the close of the seventeenth century. Asante, for example, continued to expand throughout the eighteenth century and survived as an imperial power until the end of the nineteenth century, when it succumbed to British rule
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Extractions: I call this mask my "Alien Angel," and I got it from Africa Direct. Up until the last few years, Angola was without doubt one of the most dangerous places on earth, with civil wars raging all across the country. In 1992, Angola underwent a transition from a one-party socialist state to a nominally multi-party democracy. Current problems are the repatriation of thousands of refugees, the breakdown of medical services (they are simply overwhelmed..), and the huge number of land mines which still await safe disposal. The little mask, with its ethereal beauty, was carved amidst this chaos, and implies optimism and hope....
