Golden Stool

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De Golden Stool (Ashanti-Twi: Sika dwa; full title, Sika Dwa Kofi "de Golden Stool born on a Friday") be de royal den divine throne of kings of de Asante people den de ultimate symbol of power insyd Asante.^[1] According to legend, Okomfo Anokye, High Priest den one of de two chief founders of de Asante Confederacy, cause de stool make e descend from de sky den land on de lap of de first Asante king, Osei Tutu.^[2] Na such seats be traditionally symbolic of a chieftain ein leadership, buh dem dey believe de Golden Stool dey house de spirit^[3] of de Asante nation—living, dead den yet to be born.

References

↑ "African Gold-weights in the British Museum".
↑ "How the Asantehene climaxed the 20th anniversary on the Golden Stool [PHOTOS]". www.graphic.com.gh. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
↑ Kyerematen, A. (1969). "The Royal Stools of Ashanti". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 39 (1): 1–10. doi:10.2307/1157946. ISSN 0001-9720. JSTOR 1157946. S2CID 144362829.

External links

[britm-1] "African Gold-weights in the British Museum".

[2] "How the Asantehene climaxed the 20th anniversary on the Golden Stool [PHOTOS]". www.graphic.com.gh. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-05-18.

[3] Kyerematen, A. (1969). "The Royal Stools of Ashanti". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 39 (1): 1–10. doi:10.2307/1157946. ISSN 0001-9720. JSTOR 1157946. S2CID 144362829.

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