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9780890901151

Gold of the Akan from the Glassell Collection

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  • ISBN13:

    9780890901151

  • ISBN10:

    0890901155

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: Merrell Pub Ltd
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Table of Contents

Foreword 7(1)
Peter C. Marzio
Acknowledgments 8(3)
Alfred C. Glassell Jr.: ``When an Elder Is in the House, It Is Good'' 11(5)
Frances Marzio
Preface 16(3)
Doran H. Ross
``Gold is Sharper than a Sword'': The Rise of the Akan States
19(24)
Seats of Power: Stools, Chairs, and Palanquins
43(16)
Verbal Weapons: Swords of Authority
59(30)
Speaking with Wisdom: Chiefs' Counselors and their Staffs
89(26)
Soul Washers, Praise Singers, and Gun Bearers
115(18)
Clothed in Gold: The Adornment of Chiefs
133(66)
The Victorian Legacy: Of Butterflies, Hearts, and Teething Rattles
199(22)
Frances Marzio
Cultural Diversions: Akan Regalia among the Baule and the Lagoon Peoples of Cote d'Ivoire
221(34)
Festivals of Arts
255(20)
Appendix A Regalia of the Asantehene 275(6)
Appendix B Akan Figures from Popular Bands 281(6)
Appendix C African Gold from Senegal, Mali, and Kenya 287(3)
Notes to the Text 290(5)
References Cited 295

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