Once upon a time, in the 18th century, in a part of present-day Ghana on the coveted Gold Coast, was the Ashanti kingdom. It was the fruit of the unification of the Akan states by King Osei Tutu. The Ashanti, a warlike people, developed a complex and refined culture in which gold metalwork and woodcarving was central. – Pauline Lalondrelle et Lara Maye
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