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Asafo Flags x Soho Home
Asafo Flags x Soho Home- a selection of wonderful flags will be on display and available at the Soho.Home.Studio pop-up on London's...

Asafo Flags
Jan 23, 20231 min read


Anomabo Okyir Festival 2022
Another festival I was excited to attend this year was the Okyir in Anomabo. Anomabo is a small fishing town along the coast with a...
Barbara Eyeson
Oct 22, 20221 min read


History of Asafo Companies in Cape Coast, Oguaa
A critical factor in the history of Cape Coast was the development of the seven Asafo Companies, traditionally known as “Etsikuw Esuon”....
Barbara Eyeson
Sep 26, 20222 min read


Oguaa Fetu Afahye 2022
The Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival returned after a two-year break due to the COVID-19 restrictions. This year’s celebration, dubbed, “Making...
Barbara Eyeson
Sep 12, 20221 min read


Oguaa Fetu Afahye - Black Christmas
Origins: The Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival was first celebrated in the 17th century (1800-1) during the reign of King Amankwaah. Cape Coast...
Barbara Eyeson
Sep 12, 20225 min read


Odambea Festival - Saltpond 2022
The Odambea festival is celebrated every year at the end of August by the chiefs and people of Nkusukum, Saltpond Ghana
Barbara Eyeson
Sep 4, 20221 min read


New Collections In Old Life...
It has been a while since we have updated our blog as we have been super busy as the commissioning of new flags from chiefs commences...

Asafo Flags
Jul 24, 20222 min read


Dentsi Asafo Company NO.2: Lower Saltpond
The posuban of No. 2 Company Lowtown (Saltpond) outdoored on 22 September 1921 with subsequent undated additions was almost completely...

Asafo Flags
Dec 26, 20211 min read


FILM: The master flag-maker preserving the Ghanaian Fante culture’s rich past
Ahead of Ghana Independence Day, Document premieres a short film about Baba Issaka, custodian of the Fante Asafo flags Watch the full...

Asafo Flags
Mar 5, 20211 min read


Kyirem No. 2 Asafo Company: Mankessim
Mankessim has historically been a center of Fante Asafo tradition. The Mankessim Kingdom(1252–1844) was a pre-colonial African state in...

Asafo Flags
Apr 19, 20204 min read
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