#dignitaries

“Ebrie (now Kyaman) dignitaries wearing prestige clothes and regalias.During the colonial period the French sought to consolidate their authority over the peoples of the south-eastern region by creating district and cantonal chiefs. Though untraditional, these offices have survived, and their occupants have increasingly sought to gain status by adopting Akan-style regalia (as have the few traditional paramount chiefs in the region).”_OlivBusua-blog