Who is the American entertainer who shares her name with a West African Empire known for its symbol of Golden Stool?
War of the Golden Stool turn over to the British the Golden Stool, i.e. the throne and symbol of Asante sovereignty. The war ended with the Ashanti maintaining its "de facto" independence. Even though the Ashanti were annexed into the British Empire, they ruled themselves with little reference to the colonial power. However, when the British colony of the Gold Coast became the first independent sub-Saharan African country in 1957, Ashanti was subsumed into the newly created Ghana. Hodgson advanced toward Kumasi with a small force of British soldiers and local levies, arriving on the 25 March 1900. Hodgson, as representative of a powerful nation
Golden Stool block of the wood of Alstonia boonei (a tall forest tree with numinous associations) and carved with a crescent-shaped seat, flat base and complex support structure. The many designs and symbolic meanings mean that every stool is unique; each has a different meaning for the person whose soul it seats. Some designs contain animal shapes or images that recall the person who used it. The general shape of Asante stools has been copied by other cultures and sold worldwide. Golden Stool The Golden Stool (Ashanti-; full title, Sika Dwa Kofi "the Golden Stool born on a Friday") is the royal