Multimedia Collection
The Ashanti Kingdom: Ghana
(African Studies series)
VHS
14 minutes
DT507 .A841 1992
The Ashanti are the best-known tribe of Ghana, comprising around two million of the country's 12 million inhabitants. All of the Ashanti kings belong to the Oyoko Dako clan, the clan of chieftains. This program explains the strict hierachical organization of the Ashanti village, the importance of the kente garment, the naming of children, the Ashanti religious beliefs, the importance of traditional values and festivals, and the protocol surrounding the paranount chief of the Ashanti.
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