Fante Frankaa or Asafo Military Flag: Lt Blue Woman in Tree

A pale figure sprawls among green leaves on a hot pink sea of cloth

This frankaa OR ASAFO military FLAG is Fante, from Ghana, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton. Many flags are made of cotton in appliqué, and some carry the British Union Jack in the upper corners, which collectors generally use as a clue to the era of making. A rose-pink banner with a patchwork border and a small flag square at the corner. A pale figure with dark face and limbs flung wide sits among branches with green leaf shapes. Fringe trims the edges. It is 60 inches wide and 40 long.

Somebody is having a very relaxed afternoon in this tree.