Birds, monsters and invincibles.

Bird, embroidered by a 7-year old girl.


Porcupine, detail of an asafo flag of the Fante.


Detail of the Abigail Pett's bed hanging (1700)


Fante monster, detail from asafo flag.

'If you kill a thousand, a thousand will come'

The porcupine was considered to be an ideal

warrior, able to shoot its pines at an enemy

and then quickly to grow more to continue

the fight. Mmmm

Don't know what this creature is, looks pretty

harmless. :-) Asafo.