Mankesim Travel Guide

 grets Says:  The two statues (only one seen in the picture) depict a story of two friends who went hunting. Legend has it that one decided to kill a bird he saw on top of the tree under which he was standing. The other man advised him against it as the bird was a vulture. The moral of... 

 grets Says:  The three men with swords seen on the first floor of the shrine represent the three warriors that led the Fante people from Techiman. They are fr4om right to left, Obrumankoman (the whale), Odapagyan (the eagle) and Oson (the elephant). Only Odapagyan and Oson are seen in... 

 grets Says:  Situated on both sides of the Ghana Coat-of-Arms is a bongo antelope.The bongo is a very wild animal and avoids human beings, it attacks only when provoked. It grows an antler every year. One can thus determine its age from the number of antlers it processes. To the Fante... 

 grets Says:  With seven heads, two wings and a tail holding a bow and arrow, this god is believed to see everywhere without turning the head. Legend has it that this god, when called upon to punish someone, is able to locate that person no matter where he or she may be. The errand... 

 grets Says:  The word ‘posuban’ is a combination of the corrupted form of the English word ‘post’ (‘posu’) and the Fante word ‘ban’, meaning ‘fortification’. A ‘posuban’ is the religious centre of an ‘Asafo’ company. ‘Asafo’ is a Fante military organization. The word Asafo comes from the...