Alfred C. Glzassell, an oiling gas entrepreneur has been collecting Akangold for years now. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is going to put on aspecial exhibit of this Akan gold from Ghana from March 12th-30th, 2008.
The exhibit will allow people to understand that this tradition of wearing gold was remarkable. The Akan chiefs of Ghana all wore crowns, amulets and bracelets, they had guns made out ofglittering gold up until the 19th century. The Akan King wore amazingjewelry which was 8-12 karats of gold for every piece. Although thejewelry did not belong to him, they were given to him by Akan rulers. Ghana became an independent nation in 1957. The Akan leaders continue to have a lot of authority and social prestige; many of them are the bankers and lawyers of modern Ghana.
Doran H. Ross, an Art Historian who wrote the catalog for the exhibitcoming up stated, “I find it amazing that the people of southern Ghanastill wear amazing gold pieces.”
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