Golden Stool (Sika dwa kofi), Asante peoples


Golden Stool (Sika dwa kofi), Asante Peoples (Ghana), c. 1700 and Asante weights (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)


It took a miracle to bring this golden stool to Earth—and another one to keep it out of British hands.


Additional resource

History, significance and usage of Asante royal regalia – The British Museum


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Cite this page as: Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Beth Harris, "Golden Stool (Sika dwa kofi), Asante peoples," in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/sika-dwa-kofi-golden-stool/.