Golden Stool

Asante tradition

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contribution of Osei Tutu
- In Osei Tutu
  …credit for introducing the legendary Golden Stool, which, according to Asante tradition, was brought down from heaven by the priest and, as the repository of the spirit of the nation, became the symbol of the mystical bond between all Asante. With a spiritual as well as practical basis for unity,…
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Asante empire
- In Asante empire
  …authority was symbolized by the Golden Stool, on which all subsequent kings were enthroned.
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Asante society
- In Asante
  …of Asante unity was the Golden Stool, which reputedly descended from the sky and to which all chiefs acknowledged allegiance. The queen mother (more often actually the sister of the chief) advised him about his conduct and was regarded as the authority on kinship relations of the lineage; she nominated…
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