Text Box: This soul washer disk was worn as protective emblems by important members of the court, including royal attendants known as akrafo or "soul washers." The people selected to be soul washers are beautiful young men and women born on the same day as the king. They are given this job in order to purify and replenish the king’s vital powers. The soul washer disk is made of gold which they considered the earthly counterpart to the sun. Text Box: Soul Washer Disk from Ghana- 18th-19th Century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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