Asafo (Ghana) Militia Blue Ground Proverb Flag

Asafo culture, Ghana, ca. 20th century CE. The flag expresses the proverb, -With a clean heart, even a lion bows before you-. A man with his head turned toward a fierce leopard, points to a bowing lio

Fante Asafo Flag #106 depicts a black figure pointing to a black bird holding a red snake in its beak, over light blue ground, with Union Jack flag canton,

Fante Asafo Flag #80 depicts a large fish made of leopard pattern fabric with crab clinging to it eating smaller brown fish beside blue figure, over tan ground, with unusual tricolor flag canton vague

Fante Asafo Flag #33 depicts two figures, white and yellow, oriented towards a central object, perhaps a well or bell, over dark blue ground, with interesting white and yellow flag canton in Union Jac

Fante Asafo Flag #17 depicts a central lion in light green surrounded by four large blue bottles, or possibly bells, over light orange ground, with Ghanaian flag canton, and three-sided bor

Fante Asafo Flag #25 depicts two larger red figures chasing away a smaller turquoise blue figure, over white ground, with British Union Jack flag canton, and three-sided border of wide turquoise band

Fante Asafo Flag #63 depicts two figures and two trees, gray figure pointing in direction of trees and pink figure looking up at flowering tree with latter leaning against it, over blue ground, with s

Fante Asafo Flag #83 depicts a purple figure gesturing towards a large white rooster with blue object tied to its leg, over blue ground made of floral patterned cloth, with black and red X

Fante Asafo Flag #50 depicts what appears to be a white cat carrying a tray with two jars of food to two blue big cats, one with spots, over pink ground, with British flag canton, and borde

Fante Asafo Flag #24 depicts two large cats, made of blue patterned material, and one yellow fish, over orange ground, with Ghanaian flag canton, and border of brown band with wide white fr

Fante Asafo Flag #62 depicts a large purple figure and large black bird in flight, over white ground, with no flag in canton, and border of mint green band with white fringe with some blue and red pri

Fante Asafo Flag #51 depicts a reddish figure holding a maroon snake, with a blue bird flying above, over off-whit ground, with British Union Jack flag canton, and black and white checkered

Fante Asafo Flag #49 depicts a blue figure laying on ground holding bottle to mouth, with a large approaching magenta birds on either side, possibly vultures, over pinkÂ&#16

Fante Asafo Flag #64 depicts a red figure with hat and sword raised towards black and white figures and blue leopard or spotted cat , over white ground, with British Union Jack flag canton,

Fante Asafo Flag #109 depicts a light blue figure pointing towards what appears to be a cactus, with needles and made of dotted fabric, over yellow ground, with British Union Jack flag cant

Fante Asafo Flag #115 depicts a blue figure and two red fish, over white ground, with British Union Jack flag canton, and border of green and yellow banded strip with white fringe. Size: 37

Fante Asafo Flag #46 depicts a man pointing at a woman carrying a jug, with a large jug or pot and two small bowls between them, over pink ground, with unusual red white and blue striped&#1

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Ghana, ca. 20th century CE. The Asafo or "war people" have traditionally created patchwork flags or banners that visually represent a proverb. Displayed at ceremo

Fante Asafo Flag # 4 depicts two figures, one in dark blue pointing at another dark brown figure prostrate on bed or platform drinking from a bottle, over rose or pink ground, wi

Fante Asafo Flag #108 depicts a red figure holding a a long object, possibly his own missing arm, beside a blue head looking out fro a pink basket, over tan ground, with stylized British Union Jack fl

West Africa, Ghana, Asafo people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An interesting hand-sewn cotton textile flag with appliqued figures and hand embroidered details. The Asafo or "war people" are well

Fante Asafo Flag #44 depicts a large creature with three snake heads, wings, and devil's tail holding down a yellow figure clothed in brown, over mint green ground, with Ghana flag canton,

Fante Asafo Flag #61 depicts one large black bird and two smaller brown birds standing on red balls or possibly fruit, over pink ground, with no flag in canton, and bo

African Asafo Fante Flag, Ghana, C.1960. Orange cotton panel with indigo blue scorpion and company No. 4. On support. Provenance: Colonial Arts, San Francisco. Size: 2'4'' x 3'11'' (71 x 119 cm). Prop