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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  44
• Lot Description:
  Fante Asafo Flag - 'We Can Even Capture the Mighty Leopard' (and protect our animals from predators), Ghana
  cotton cloth
  110 x 140 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
• Notes:
  Due to the lack of a standing army, military groups called Asafo emerged during the 18th century on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). The Asafo adopted European military practices under colonisation and started using the Union Jack on some flags until the independence of Ghana in 1957. Each Asafo company has its own flag and often illustrates a proverb
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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