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Abstract : The Silver-Stool of Mampong-Asante is the most important regalia in the chief’s Palace. The stool appears in public during formal occasions like Adae (festival) or installation of a new chief. A descriptive qualitative study was employed of which interviews and observations were used to investigate and gather data on the philosophical and aesthetic significance of the Silver- Stool of the people of Mampong, Asante. To ensure the credibility of data, the researchers purposively selected six (6) chiefs from Mampong-Asante in Ghana and two (2) elders from Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana and were interviewed one on one to solicit cogent information. Again, the Silver-Stool was also aesthetically observed and photographs taken to the palace. The Silver-Stool according to the findings is believed to be of an ancestral origin. The paramount chief of Mampong-Asante is the first born in the state, the leader and an occupant of the state Silver-Stool. The Silver-Stool has symbols based on proverbs which reflect on historical, political, social, religious and aesthetic values. These values inherent in the Silver-Stool can be integrated into the curriculum of formal education such as metal design to promote critical thinking, cultural understanding and appreciation thereby fostering cohesion and national integration.
aesthetics, education, curriculum, intangible, regalia
aesthetics, education, curriculum, intangible, regalia
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