Few had the wealth to obtain such expensive cloth from the European traders. Only the rich Ashanti, who controlled the flow of gold, ivory, and slaves to the sailing ships waiting at the coast, had the means to obtain it.
Vienīgi bagātajiem ašantiem, kuri kontrolēja zelta, ziloņkaula un vergu straumi, kas plūda uz piekrastē gaidošajiem kuģiem, pietika līdzekļu svešzemju audumiem.