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akyeamepoma

Twi/Akan · Akan (Asante), Ashanti Region · Royal regalia

Spokesperson's staff. The Met describes an ɔkyeame poma as a wooden staff covered with gold leaf and topped by a finial, the emblem of the royal spokesperson whose role is to mediate the chief's speech.

The spokesman held a gold-covered staff with a carved finial.

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