KENTE & ASAFO FLAGS ARCHIVE

Our growing archive brings together rare vintage Kente, Asafo flags, and African photography.

Each a testament to the artistry, symbolism, and social histories woven into Ghana’s cultural fabric.

These works are not simply preserved as objects, but as records of knowledge and identity.

Through careful collection, documentation and presentation.

WAA Studio GH seeks to protect and elevate the narratives embedded within West African textile traditions ensuring they are not only safeguarded, but studied, understood and carried forward.

The WAA Studio Archive is available for selected research, educational, curatorial, and creative projects.

Assembly of archival photographs, a powerful visual record of Ghanaian self fashioning during the pivot from colonial Gold Coast to sovereign Ghana.

1930s - 1960s Accra Ghana

Asafo Flag with Dutch Tricolour Motif
Silk appliqué referencing the Dutch presence along the Gold Coast (17th–19th century).
Probable mid–late 20th century (date unconfirmed).

Ewe Chiefs in Ceremonial Kente.

2025 Volta Region, Ghana.

Archived Ewe Kente

1940s to 1960s samples of woven Ewe Kente

KENTE & ASAFO FLAGS ARCHIVE

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