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EDE NKA ANUM GWA: Sweetness is not permanent in the mouth. Proverbial There are both good and bad times. It is also the Dadesuabahene stool. |
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ADINKRA GWA: The stool of the ruler of Gyaman. Adinkra features a lot in Asante mythology. He might have given them quite a headache before his capture. |
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OWUO ATWERE GWA: The leader of death proverbial .We shall all go up the lather of death .It is also the stool of the ruler of wasaw. |
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ATUMPAN GWA: Talking drums stool. This is sometimes carved with the drums lying on their sides. It resembles a donno drum and is also the Bechemhene stool. |
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NKONTA GWA: ‘Nkonta’ is the Y-shaped stick used for catapaults. It is the stool for the head of the stool carriers. |
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OFFINSOHENE GWA: Used by the ruler of Offinso; each ruler adopts a new design sometimes |
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BRAKANTE GWA: Brakante stool. Brakante was a chief of Akyem.The stool has the nyansapow symbol |
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ASANTEHENE GWA: This is supposed to be the stool of the Asantehene, although every Asantehene adopts his own stool design. |
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AHEMMAA GWA: For the Queen mother. Notice the close resemblance it has with the kotoko gwa . Perhaps this shows how close she is in rank to the Asantehene |
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AHEMAA GWA: Another Queen mother stool. There may be many since every queen mother adopts her own stool design. |
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AGONAHENE GWA: Stool for the Agonahene. This may also change from time to time. |
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EJISUHENE GWA: Stool for the Ejisuhene. Ejisu, a village 12 miles to Kumasi, features prominently in Asante’s history. |
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KUMAWUHENE GWA: Stool for the Kumawuhene.Kumawu was the town Okomfo Anokye was setting (together with Kumasi) that failed. |
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MAMPONGHENE GWA: The stool of the Manponghene, who deputies in the absence of the Asantehene.His ancestors featured well in the Asante wars. |
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TAFOHENE GWA: Tafohene’s stool. Rather like the ‘nyansapow’ without the middle knot. |
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JUASOHENE GWA: Stool for the Juasohene. It has the ‘Nkonta’ design with straight sides instead of circular sides. |
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AHANTA STATE STOOL: A ceremonial stool belonging to the paramount chief of the Ahanta state. The top scene depicting a chief and wife playing oware with a guard holding a gun and a musician entertaining The lower scene shows linguist and a state sword bearer, each bearing his staff of office. |
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GA STATE STOOL: The symbol of the antelope standing on top of an elephant is a proverbial Ga state symbol, meaning the top is reached by wisdom, never by size. The Ga was one of the few of the coastal tribes that survived the Asante wars. |
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WENCHIHENE GWA: Stool for the Wenchihene.Resembles the Manponghene stool . |
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ADONTINHENE GWA: Stool for the Adontinhene.(This may also change). It is also like the Manponghene stool, which is a reverse of the Osrani (moon) stool symbol. |
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SIKA GWA KOFI
Apart from their everyday use as furniture, stools play quite a significant role in social as well as religious matters. In social affaires they act as mere seats or as a symbol of authority. These chief’s stool usually becomes objects of worship. They are “fed” and “given drinks”, usually annually during “Odwira” (Akan) or “Homowo” (Ga) festivals. Symbols of stool are either proverbial or abstract, and represents the beliefs and aspirations of the clan and her rulers. The “Kotoko” stool of the Asante symbolizes the Asante as a nation ready to strike from all angles at any time. The Ga ‘Antelope on an elephant’ stool symbolizes the wisdom of the tribe. The most famous stool, of course , is the well known “Sika Gwa Kofi” , the Golden stool, which is said to have been conjured from heavens by Okomfo Anokye, chief priest of Osei Tutu, the then king of Asante. The Golden Stool lies on its side (above) on it’s special chair in public. There are as many stools as there are chiefs, and the symbols are infinite. |
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