ASANTE (ASHANTI) LINGUIST'S STAFF 3

 

Photographs © Tim Hamill

ASANTE (ASHANTI)
LINGUIST'S STAFF 3
38" h.
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This staff has been vetted as being authentic with signs of use and age.

This is a linguist's staff, belonging to the articulate speaker who spoke for the king. Held or displayed in public rituals and appearances it functioned as an indicator of rank and position..

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