ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
ASASE YAA
HIDE AND HORN

ASASE YAA

$225.00

A set of nine skillfully carved, henna dyed, graduated cow horn pieces from Ghana constitute this earthy red necklace. Small Ashanti decorated brass beads are used to separate and highlight the horn and the necklace is completed with coconut heishi.

recycled materials usedMaterials are sustainably sourcedGiving back to the communities who supply our materials

Total Length/circumference: 52 cm
Note: Matching earrings also available

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The origin story

Named for the great female spirit of Mother Earth in the Akan culture of Ghana. Asase Yaa is the wife of Nyame the Sky deity, who created the universe. Cattle, thought to be from the Middle East, were introduced to North Africa 8,000 years ago Their populations spread south, adapting along the way and thus began African pastoralism. Throughout the traditional and cultural history of Africa, the cow remains one of the most important animals. Acknowledged as a symbol of strength and masculinity to a symbol of wealth, fertility and authority, cow horns are the most valuable, significant, and important part of the cow. Their horns were used in the royal court of the Akan (the largest ethnic group in Ghana) for various traditional and cultural reasons.

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