Africa | Royal stool from the Asante people of Ghana | Wood, silver repoussé | ca. 1860 | Among Ghana's Akan peoples, including the Asante, the stool symbolizes royal authority and is a personal object connected to the soul of its owner. This stool, believed to have belonged to the Asante king Kofi Kakari (1837­1884), was confiscated from his palace by British colonial authorities in 1873. Ghana, African Life, Astronomy Art, Dallas Museum Of Art