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Asante

Asante

8.7
A person who belongs to the Asante people in central Ghana known for rich culture
  • proper noun
translation icon : asante
  • Asante weavers make a distinction between textiles woven in two different techniques: topreko and faprenu.
  • Asante weavers
  • Asante chieftaincy
  • Asante peoples

Examples

  • Asante raises several issues concerning the concepts of nation, state, and citizenship.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The first two parts of this essay analyze Fortes's theoretical framework and his publications on the Asante.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Time and Social Structure is concerned specifically with the analysis of the residential pattern of the Asante.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The majority of cocoa farmers were non-chiefly Asante who took advantage of their free right to land and used family labor to create farm capital.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Among Asante peoples, lineage membership defines primary citizenship status and confers rights that cannot be extinguished.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Four of the staffs are by the important Asante carver Osei Bonsu (1900-1977; see Ross 1984).

    Academic text (2003)

  • The Asante are known for their rich cultural heritage and vibrant traditions in Ghana.

  • Many tourists visit Ghana to learn about the history and customs of the Asante people.

  • Asante craftsmen are famous for creating intricate wood carvings that reflect their cultural identity.

Synonyms

Ashantee
vsAsante
  • Archaic
9.9

An old spelling for a person from the Ashanti area of Ghana

has identical meaning but uses the modern spelling

Surface Forms

Asante main

Etymology

Asante comes from the Akan word for the group of people who joined together in central Ghana, so an Asante is simply someone who belongs to that Asante people or community.