Fante Frankaa or Asafo Military Flag: Two Men Holding Cooking Pot

Two dark figures hold a big black cauldron between them like a tablecloth

This frankaa OR ASAFO military FLAG is Fante, from Ghana, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton. Along the southern coast of Ghana the Fante never formed a centralized kingdom, so each state was ruled by a paramount chief and protected by its own Asafo company. A pale pink banner with a border of mixed colored patches and a small flag in the corner. Two black figures reach toward a large dark pot with a pair of little legs. Fringe finishes the cloth. It is 52 inches wide and 35 long.

Teamwork, with a very large pot as the deciding factor.