Asante Traditional Buildings
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The Asante Traditional Buildings are a group of rare, centuries-old earthen shrines in Ghana that exemplify the spiritual, architectural, and artistic heritage of the Ashanti people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asante Traditional Buildings canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
traditional architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
courtyard layout
ⓘ
earthen walls ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ timber framework ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Asante vernacular architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asante traditional religion
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ fetish shrines ⓘ |
| builtBy | Asante craftsmen ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures |
UNESCO-supported conservation projects
ⓘ
community-based maintenance ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
ⓘ
religious shrine ⓘ ritual space ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional chiefs ⓘ |
| heritageOf |
Asante Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashanti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ashanti Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
villages around Kumasi ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bamboo
ⓘ
earth ⓘ palm leaves ⓘ thatch ⓘ timber ⓘ wattle and daub ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Akan traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | thatched roof ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of pre-colonial Asante civilization
ⓘ
last surviving examples of traditional Asante architecture ⓘ representation of Asante artistic traditions ⓘ representation of Asante spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| threat |
climatic deterioration
ⓘ
lack of maintenance ⓘ urbanization pressure ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(v)
ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageEndangeredStatus | not listed as endangered ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 35 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| wallDecoration |
bas-relief patterns
ⓘ
geometric reliefs ⓘ symbolic motifs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.