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- Akrafena abstract "Akrafena (Akan sword) is an Akan sword, that was originally meant for warfare, but has also assumed other certain functions. They carry adinkra symbols that evoke specific messages. The sword has three parts: a blade, usually made of some metal such as iron; the hilt, made of carved wood or metal; and the sheath, usually made of animal hide. The blade in ritual swords may not have a sharp cutting edge. It often has incised lines or Akan symbolic designs on it. Some swords have double (afenata) or triple (mfenasa) blades. The hilt may be wrapped with gold leaf with various Akan symbols worked onto it. The hilt itself may be carved to encode an Akan symbol. The sheath may carry an embossment (abosodee) that comprises Akan symbols meant to evoke certain expressive messages. The mpomponsuo (responsibility) sword of the Asantehene, for example, has an embossment of a coiled snake with a bird in its mouth. This conveys the Akan message: nanka bobonya mede asase anya onwam – the puff adder that cannot fly has caught the hornbill that flies. This is used to symbolize patience, prudence, and circumspection.".
- Akrafena origin Ashanti_Empire.
- Akrafena thumbnail State_Gifts_Presentation_Sword.JPG?width=300.
- Akrafena type Fighting_knife.
- Akrafena type Machete.
- Akrafena type Sword.
- Akrafena wikiPageExternalLink v=onepage&q=about%20akrafena&f=false.
- Akrafena wikiPageExternalLink akan-symbolism.html.
- Akrafena wikiPageID "37996902".
- Akrafena wikiPageRevisionID "602579133".
- Akrafena caption "---- More elaborate Akan swords have adinkra symbols in the ring and on the blade.".
- Akrafena caption "21".
- Akrafena hasPhotoCollection Akrafena.
- Akrafena isBladed "yes".
- Akrafena name "Akrafena".
- Akrafena origin Ashanti_Empire.
- Akrafena partLength "approx. 70–73 cm".
- Akrafena productionDate "Ashanti Empire to present".
- Akrafena type Fighting_knife.
- Akrafena type Machete.
- Akrafena type Sword.
- Akrafena subject Category:Akan.
- Akrafena subject Category:Blade_weapons.
- Akrafena type Device.
- Akrafena type Weapon.
- Akrafena type Product.
- Akrafena type DesignedArtifact.
- Akrafena comment "Akrafena (Akan sword) is an Akan sword, that was originally meant for warfare, but has also assumed other certain functions. They carry adinkra symbols that evoke specific messages. The sword has three parts: a blade, usually made of some metal such as iron; the hilt, made of carved wood or metal; and the sheath, usually made of animal hide. The blade in ritual swords may not have a sharp cutting edge. It often has incised lines or Akan symbolic designs on it.".
- Akrafena label "Afena".
- Akrafena label "Akrafena".
- Akrafena sameAs Afena.
- Akrafena sameAs m.0pb48gk.
- Akrafena sameAs Q382149.
- Akrafena sameAs Q382149.
- Akrafena wasDerivedFrom Akrafena?oldid=602579133.
- Akrafena depiction State_Gifts_Presentation_Sword.JPG.
- Akrafena isPrimaryTopicOf Akrafena.
- Akrafena name "Akrafena".