Fante Frankaa or Asafo Military Flag: Red Flying Lizard, 2 Men, Red Bird & Elephant - Vertical

Tall and narrow, with a flying red creature, dancing figures and a long-necked beast

This frankaa OR ASAFO military FLAG is Fante, from Ghana, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton. Most Asafo flags give visual form to age-old Fante proverbs, which in a culture without writing were a common way to pass on traditions, beliefs and wisdom about daily life. A tall pink banner with a patchwork side border in many colors and a flag square at the top. Red figures with raised arms, a cat shape, a winged creature and a long-necked animal are stacked down the field. It is 38 inches wide and 78 long.

A whole menagerie queued up vertically, politely and in order.