Akan people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnic group
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Fetu_Afahye_festival
Akwasidae festival
Odwira_festival
Homowo_festival
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:cuisine gptkb:jollof_rice
fufu
light soup
banku
palava_sauce
gptkbp:culturalHeritage storytelling
drumming and dance
farming
weaving
goldsmithing
matrilineality
gptkbp:economicActivity agriculture
mining
craftsmanship
trading
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akan people
gptkbp:instrument djembe
xylophone
talking drum
shekere
gptkbp:kingdom Ashanti Empire
Fante Confederacy
gptkbp:language Akan_languages
gptkbp:notableFeature Fante
Akuapem
Akyem
Ashanti
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Nana_Akufo-Addo
gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa
gptkb:Kofi_Annan
Kwame Nkrumah
Wole Soyinka
gptkbp:population approximately 20 million
gptkbp:region West_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Akan_religion
gptkbp:socialStructure chiefdoms
clans
extended families
gptkbp:style wood carving
pottery
bead making
metalwork
gptkbp:traditionalClothing gptkb:kente_cloth
adinkra symbols