Tag Archives: Opoku Ware II

Components of The Ancient Nponponsuo Sword (The Excalibur of The Asante Kingdom)

The Hat:  Ntakerakyɛ (feathered hat) consists of kɔdeɛ ntakra (eagle’s feathers) tied on a leather helmet with sika and dwetɛ nsɛbɛ (gold and silver talismans) in trianglular and rectangular shapes and a leather extension. The leather with talismans lies in the middle and goes all the way to the back. The front has gold cast […]

J. K. Siaw: Legendary Ghanaian Industrialist and Philanthropist

Joshua Kwabena Siaw, popularly known as J. K. Siaw, was a Ghanaian entrepreneur and industrialist in the 1960s. He established Tata Brewery Ltd, which later evolved into Achimota Brewery Company (ABC) and now called Guinness Ghana Breweries. Kwabena Siaw was born in 1923 in the Eastern Region of Ghana although his parents come from the […]