Dress code for Asantehene's burial

Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 18 March '99

The Asantehene funeral planning committee has announced the "dress code" for the burial of the late Otumfuo Opoku Ware the second, Asantehene. According to a release signed by Baffour Appiah Dankwa the third, Anantahene and chairman of the publicity sub-committee in Kumasi, the public must be in "Kuntunkuni" with the women in "Dansikran", a traditional hair-do or in "kaba" without head-gear. The release said as the Asantehene is laid in state, those who file past must remove their sandals or foot-wear; "they should not put on ornaments including wrist-watches, chains, rings and ear- rings." Photographers or video operators and TV cameramen will not be permitted to film or take pictures of the body. "The public must take note and comply accordingly", the release added.