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Lot 126
A FANTE ASAFO COTTON APPLIQUÉ PENNANT FLAG
GHANA, MID-20TH CENTURY
Closed28 April 2015
Price Realised
GBP 2,500
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Specialist note
Of unusual form, this flag symbolises three different proverbs. The central figure of the antelope on top of the elephant illustrates the proverb ‘The elephant is stronger but the antelope is the king of the forest’. The other two designs illustrate a water hole, which is a valuable resource, and therefore an admonition not to steal other people’s water; and the weighing scales refers to being weighed in the balance and found wanting.