“Ebrie (now Kyaman) dignitaries wearing prestige clothes and regalias.During the colonial
“Ebrie (now Kyaman) dignitaries wearing prestige clothes and regalias.During the colonial period the French sought to consolidate their authority over the peoples of the south-eastern region by creating district and cantonal chiefs. Though untraditional, these offices have survived, and their occupants have increasingly sought to gain status by adopting Akan-style regalia (as have the few traditional paramount chiefs in the region).”_OlivBusua-blog -- source link
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