Asafo military companies
E701140
Ga-Dangme cultural institution
community-based military institution
traditional militia organization
Asafo military companies are traditional community-based militia organizations of the Ga-Dangme people, historically responsible for local defense, social order, and political mobilization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ga-Dangme cultural institution
ⓘ
community-based military institution ⓘ traditional militia organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ga Mashie area of Accra
ⓘ
Ga-Dangme urban neighborhoods ⓘ coastal Ga towns ⓘ |
| basedOn |
age-grade organization
ⓘ
kinship ties ⓘ neighborhood affiliation ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
instrument of community solidarity
ⓘ
repository of military traditions ⓘ symbol of Ga-Dangme autonomy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ga-Dangme people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ga-Dangme traditions
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collective decision-making
ⓘ
hierarchical leadership ⓘ ritual obligations ⓘ territorial responsibility ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community protection
ⓘ
disaster response ⓘ enforcement of customary law ⓘ local defense ⓘ maintenance of social order ⓘ organization of communal labor ⓘ participation in warfare ⓘ political mobilization ⓘ protection of trade routes ⓘ |
| hasMembership |
adult men
ⓘ
youth ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Ga-Dangme chieftaincy politics
ⓘ
community festivals ⓘ destoolment of chiefs ⓘ installation of chiefs ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performs |
martial displays during festivals
ⓘ
war dances ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Asafo companies of the Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
postcolonial era ⓘ precolonial era ⓘ |
| uses |
traditional weapons
ⓘ
war drums ⓘ war flags ⓘ war songs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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