Fante Standing Wood Figure Ghana 15\"X4\"X4\" African Art Deco For Sale

Fante peoples, along with Asante, comprise two of the largest and best-known ethnic groups that make up the Akan. Akan is a generic term used to refer to a large number of linguistically related peoples who live in southern Ghana and southeastern Côte d\'Ivoire. The rise of the early Akan centralized states can be traced to the 13th century and is related to the opening of trade routes established to move gold throughout the region. It was not until the end of the 17th century, however, that the grand Asante Kingdom emerged in the central forest region of Ghana when several small states united under the Chief of Kumasi in a move to achieve political freedom from the Denkyira. The Asante confederacy was dissolved by the British in 1900 and colonized in 1901. The dimensions are 15 inches high,4 inches wide, and 4 inches thick. Pictures are exact representations of the item.