Ashanti motif (series XI of many)

Ashanti motif (series XI of many)
Wrap yourself in a tale told twice—
Introducing our new double-face scarf in silk twill with hand-rolled edges (100% silk).
90 x 90 cm
Color: picotee blue/radical red/sea green/yellow/persian green/princess perfume/light

Designed by Yaw Tony
Ref. : 0-01-2316-3C2D85
Limited edition of 5

DESIGN HISTORY
The beauty, rich silk cloth, art, architecture, and the language of the Ashantee people.
..., a physician in the Danish service, who meditated a visit to Ashantee, writes, “ this mighty king has a piece of gold, like a charm, more than four men can carry... King, who was surrounded by a number of attendants, whose appearance bore evident signs of riches and authority: chains, stools, axes, swords, flutes, message-canes, & were either of solid gold or richly adorned with that metal: those dazzling appearances,...

Extracted from MISSION FROM CAPE COAST CASTLE TO ASHANTEE… BY T. EDWARD BOWDICH, ESQ.