The Dagbani Dictionary glosses gbandi as 'skins', a plural of gbɔŋ ('hide, skin, leather'). In Dagbon the 'skins' represent a chieftaincy, as the stool does in Akan areas.
A new chief is said to be enskinned rather than enthroned.
The Dagbani Dictionary glosses gbandi as 'skins', a plural of gbɔŋ ('hide, skin, leather'). In Dagbon the 'skins' represent a chieftaincy, as the stool does in Akan areas.
A new chief is said to be enskinned rather than enthroned.