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Asante Traditional Buildings (Besease)

A UNESCO-listed shrine house decorated in traditional Asante relief patterns.

Asenemaso shrine, one of the Asante Traditional Buildings
Photo: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Asante Traditional Buildings (Besease)

The Asante Traditional Buildings are a UNESCO World Heritage site made up of shrine houses around Kumasi, decorated with raised patterns in clay. The shrine at Besease, near Ejisu, is the most accessible and has been carefully restored. A guide explains the symbols and their meaning.

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