Fante Asafo Flag

'We Can Stand on Ant Hills and Not Be Harmed', Ghana

cotton cloth

Measurements:: 86 x 145 cm
Provenance:: Peter Adler, The Gallery of Everything, London, c. 1990, The Estate of Ray Hughes
Exhibited:: Exhibited in association with Peter Adler, Surry Hills Gallery, 1994
Reference:: The three red circles are stylised ant hills. Driver ants were feared and respected by Asafo for their organisation and destructive power. See lot 44 for more details