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License Abbreviations
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CC0 CC Zero — dedicated to public domain
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Images

Description Source Author / Institution License
Elmina Castle, Ghana Wikimedia Commons Various contributors CC BY
Historical portraits and paintings Rijksmuseum Open Data Rijksmuseum Amsterdam PD
Asante cultural artifacts Europeana Tropenmuseum Amsterdam CC BY
Colonial-era photographs of Gold Coast Nationaal Archief Nationaal Archief Netherlands PD
Kente cloth and weaving Wikimedia Commons Various contributors CC BY-SA
Dutch West India Company maps and documents Wikimedia Commons Various historical archives PD
Contemporary diplomatic event photos Rijksoverheid.nl Government of the Netherlands CC BY
Site logo and custom graphics Asantehene.nl Pinuno © 2026 Asantehene.nl

Videos

Title Channel / Source Platform License
Asante Music Traditions YouTube YouTube YT
West African Dance & Movement YouTube YouTube YT
Kente Weaving Techniques YouTube YouTube YT
Golden Stool: More than Gold YouTube YouTube YT
The Ashanti Kingdom's Golden Stool YouTube YouTube YT

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Open Source Software

Package License
Yii 2 FrameworkBSD-3-Clause
Bootstrap 5MIT
Bootstrap IconsMIT
PayPal Server SDKApache 2.0
Symfony MailerMIT

Sourced media

Every image below was obtained from an open archive and is stored on this site with its original creator, licence and source recorded.

Item Creator Licence Source
Akwasidae festival – Asantehene at Manhyia Palace Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria CC BY 2.0 Original
Asante gold weight (abrammuo) – 18th century Unknown authorUnknown author CC BY 3.0 Original
Asante sword of state (akrafena) Unknown authorUnknown author CC BY 3.0 Original
Asantehene Prempeh I in exile (Basel Mission postcard, 1910) Unknown photographer, Basel Mission Book Depot, Accra Public domain Original
Dutch WIC map of the Gold Coast (17th century) Anoniem / Anonymous (land surveyor / mapmaker), Hans Propheet (assigned to land surveyor / mapmaker) Public domain Original
Elmina Castle – Dutch colonial fortifications Anita Loshmanova CC BY-SA 4.0 Original
Elmina Castle, Ghana Barrowbob CC0 Original
Kejetia Market, Kumasi – commercial heart of Asante Afus199620 CC0 Original
Kente cloth weaving – traditional Asante craft Warmglow CC0 Original
Portrait of Aquasi (Kwasi) Boachi Possibly made by C. Vogel von Vogelstein Public domain Original
Representatives of the Asante (Tropenmuseum collection) Tropenmuseum / Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Original
The Golden Stool (Sika Dwa Kofi), photographed 31 January 1935 UK gov Public domain Original
The submission of Asantehene Prempeh I, 1896 Unknown (British colonial archive) Public domain Original
View of Cabo Corso on the Gold Coast Johannes Vingboons Public domain Original
View of Fort Nassau, Ghana Jacob van Meurs Public domain Original
View of the fort of Nassau at Mouri Frans Post / Joan Blaeu Public domain Original
View of the forts of El Mina and Nassau Johannes Vingboons Public domain Original
Yaa Asantewaa monument, Ejisu Noahalorwu CC BY-SA 4.0 Original

Generated illustrations

The images listed here were produced by an image model to illustrate articles for which no freely-licensed photograph exists. They are illustrations, not photographs or historical documents, and they do not depict real people or real archival records. Each one is badged as such where it appears on the site.
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A Reading List for Asante and Dutch Gold Coast History Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Akyaawa Yikwan: The Woman Who Negotiated Peace Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Artistic Craftsmanship Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Asante and the Northern Savanna: Gonja, Dagomba and the Trade in Kola Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Asante Archives and Historical Records Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Asante Collections in Dutch and European Museums Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Asante Currency: Gold Dust, Weights and Value Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Asante in Global African Context Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Asante Resistance to Colonialism Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Asantemanso and the Origins of the Asante People Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Atumpan: The Talking Drums of Asante Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Bonwire and the Weavers of Kente Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Carel Hendrik Bartels: Merchant Between Two Worlds Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Conservation of Asante Textiles, Gold and Wood Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Contemporary Asante Kingdom Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Contemporary Ghana-Netherlands Relations: Diplomacy, Trade, and Cultural Exchange Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Cultural Preservationists Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Diaspora Leaders Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Digitised Sources for Asante–Dutch History Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Diplomatic Relations with European Powers Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Drumming and Dance Traditions Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Dutch Abolition and Its Consequences on the Gold Coast Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Euro-African Families of Elmina Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
European Explorers and Asante Kingdom Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Foreign Observers of Asante Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Fort Batenstein at Butri and the Lesser Dutch Forts Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Fort Crèvecoeur and the Dutch Presence at Accra Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Fort Nassau at Mouri: The First Dutch Foothold Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Genealogy and Family History Across Ghana and the Netherlands Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Ghanaian Communities in the Netherlands Today Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Islam in the Asante Kingdom Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Jacobus Capitein: Scholar, Preacher and Contradiction Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Jan Verveer: The Envoy Who Went to Kumasi Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Jewelry and Adornment Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Kente cloth – detail of traditional silk weave Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Kwaku Dua I: Trade, Caution and the Long Peace Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Literature and Oral Traditions Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Mensa Bonsu and the Kingdom Under Strain Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Modern Political Leaders Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Odwira: The Festival of Purification Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Oral Tradition as Historical Evidence Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Osei Bonsu: Asante Diplomat and His Relations with the Dutch on the Gold Coast Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Osei Kwadwo and the Reform of the Asante State Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Osei Tutu II: Modern Asante Leadership Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
PRAAD: Ghana's National Archives and the Asante Record Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Provenance Research and the Repatriation Debate Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Proverbs and Traditional Wisdom Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Reading the Sources: European Accounts of Asante and Their Biases Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Slavery in Asante Context Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–71 and the Sale of Elmina Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Asante Confederation States Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Battle of Feyiase and the Defeat of Denkyira Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Battle of Katamanso, 1826 Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Battle of Nsamankow and the Death of Sir Charles MacCarthy Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Belanda Hitam: Gold Coast Recruits in the Dutch East Indies Army Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Dutch Surrender of Elmina Castle to Britain (1872) Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Dutch West India Company Archive at the Nationaal Archief Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Dutch–Asante Treaty of 1837 and the Recruitment Agreement Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Elmina Note: A Disputed Document at the Heart of Empire Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Foundation of the Asante Empire Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Golden Stool: Soul of the Asante Nation and Symbol of Resistance Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Great Oath of Asante: Ntamkese and Political Authority Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Great Roads of Asante: Infrastructure of an Empire Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Manhyia Palace Museum and Archive Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
The Repatriation Movement: Asante Artifacts in Dutch Museums Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Third Anglo-Asante War (1873–74): Dutch Withdrawal and Aftermath Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
The Tropenmuseum Amsterdam: A Guide to Its Asante Collection Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Traditional Healing Practices Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
Umbrellas, Swords and Linguist Staffs: The Grammar of Asante Regalia Generated with Juggernaut XL v9 (SDXL, local ComfyUI) Jul 21, 2026
Youth Icons and Contemporary Voice Generated with Stable Diffusion 1.5 (local ComfyUI) Jul 20, 2026
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