Bono people
The Bono, also called a Brong together with the Abron, are an Gyaaman kingdom as source of Côte d'Ivoire.
In a 12th century when Bonos discovered gold at the Twi river and Prabom across the Tain river, Bonos became very effective owing to its wealth in gold at Bonoman. Bonos used the gold dust as a measure of currency in Bonoman and at the various market centres of Djenne, Timbuktu and North Africa .In almost cases, gold weighing were used to imposing what quantity of gold should be exchanged for a commodity. Bono people were dexterously referenced for brass casting, weaving of cloth gagawuga, kyenkyen and kente, pottery and so on. Around 1471, when the Portuguese arrived at the Gold Coast, Begho of Bonoman was one of the largest ancient cities in West Africa with an estimated population 12,000.
Bono Manso, another historic city, played a noteworthy role in the Atlantic slave trade, and in contemporary times, diaspora Africans often visit to memorize more about their history. Traditionally, Bono is the hub of Akan cultures, and numerous aspects of Akan culture originate from Bono, e.g. clans abusua, ntoro, Akan drums fontomfrom, atumpan, Akan nomenclature, umbrellas used for kings, adinkra symbols, fly whisk, ivory trumpets, head gears, swords of the nation. Bonos perform many Akan traditional dances such(a) as Kete, Adowa, fontomfrom, and other dances.