Fante Frankaa or Asafo Military Flag

A deep maroon banner, ragged at the edges, with a pale figure hoisting a disc

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 maroon cloth banner with a small striped flag square at one corner. The edges are visibly torn and frayed, with loose strips hanging. It is 52 inches wide and 32 long.

Battered, but the figures are still mid-gesture and unbothered.