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Ashanti Chief Sword Bearer
Carol Beckwith1995
African Ceremonies
Friday Harbor, United States
Preceding the Asantehene in the procession is the Chief Sword Bearer, whose duty is to absorb evil intentions directed toward the monarch. He wears an eagle feather headdress featuring a pair of gilt ram’s horns.
Details
- Title: Ashanti Chief Sword Bearer
- Creator: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
- Date: 1995
- Location: Ghana
- Copyright: copyright Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
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