The
"DUAFE" Coffee Table
From the Ashanti Collection
DUAFE
is a west african (Adinkra) ideogram, that was used exclusively
by
Ashanti royalty, its meaning "The embodiment of all the virtues of
womankind,
purdence, patience."
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The oval shaped table top is 3/4” glass
with a wave pattern sandblasted around the edge with the Duafe symbol etched
into the glass at both ends and gild in 23kt gold; wood or marble is in-laid
into the center of the glass; the glass is supported by a wood pillar with
a 3/4" marble and wood base.
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