ASAFO!
African Flags of the Fante
Peter Adler and
Nicholas
Barnard
Published by Thames and Hudson, 1992
10" x 9.75" - 96 pages
Color plates throughout
Paperback
Textiles made by the Fante group of Ghana, developed from the European royal and regimental heraldry for inspiration. Before Ghana's independence, foreigners competed for slaves and gold. These people combined their own ingenuity with the outsider's pageantry for festooning their own festivals and celebrations. Using patchwork, appliqué and embroidery these banners show appealing primitive forms and simplicity.
$8.00