Asante regalia includes state swords (afena), which are the second most important symbols of power and authority after stools (i.e., thrones).

This cast gold spider (ananse), a symbol of wisdom, once decorated a personal sword belonging to Kwaku Dua II, who ruled the Asante Kingdom in 1884.

Ogboni (called Oshugbo in Ijebu) emblems include cast metal emblems with complex imagery. The altar stand/cuff is decorated with pairs of female figures, one with legs formed as a pair of mudfish. This symbolizes Olokun, god of the sea and a symbol of wealth. 

This casting depicts human sacrifice with images of severed heads and vultures feasting on bound and decapitated bodies.

Cast images in high relief of severed heads and vultures—indicating the practice of human sacrifice—appear on rings found outside of the Yoruba and Benin kingdoms.

The central figure on the ivory pendant is the oba (king) of the Benin Kingdom, distinguished by his central placement, his slightly larger size, and the ornament—called the Bead of Kingship—on his chest.