Power of gold : Asante royal regalia from Ghana / edited by Roslyn A. Walker ; with contributions by Martha J. Ehrlich ... [and 4 others].

9780300233049

Dallas, Texas : Dallas Museum of Art, [2018]

New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press

133 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Dallas Museum of Art April 15 to August 12, 2018.

This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for gold, the foundation of its wealth and power. For centuries they mined this metal and traded it with northerners on the Saharan caravan routes and Europeans along the Atlantic coast. The earliest examples of Asante gold were recovered from the wreck of the Whydah, a slave ship that sank off Cape Cod in 1717. The Power of Gold focuses on a dazzling array of adornments and implements used by Asante royals and officials during the 18th century to the present day-providing a deeper understanding of the history, traditions, and visual arts of the Asante people, one of the thriving cultures of West Africa.

English

April 04, 2018

Includes bibliographical references.