The Power of Gold

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Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana

Edited by Roslyn A. Walker; With contributions by Martha Ehrlich, Christraud M. Geary, Malcolm McLeod, Doran H. Ross, and Roslyn A. Walker

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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.

Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Dallas Museum of Art
(04/15/18–08/12/18)

Roslyn A. Walker is senior curator of the arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas and Margaret McDermott Curator of African Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Dallas Museum of Art
(04/15/18–08/12/18)

ISBN: 9780300233049
Publication Date: May 8, 2018
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

134 pages, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2
160 color + 15 b/w illus.

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