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Linguist's staff

Linguist's staff





Artist : Anonymous

Date : between the XIXth and the XXth century

Material : Gilded wood
Acquisition : Gift of Drs. Herbert F. and Teruko Neuwalder (1987)
Akan peoples
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Africa
Left
Ground Floor - Section 2
Item 6 on 51
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Attribute of the power

Vitrine : 1 (Ref. 10)

Area related
Ghana

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The Okyeame is the king's counselor, confidant, orator and diplomat. The term linguist does not fully capture the role and functions of the okyeame in the cultural heritage of the Akan.
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The okyeame is the king's counselor, confidant, orator and diplomat. The term linguist does not fully capture the role and functions of the okyeame in the cultural heritage of the Akan.
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