Stock photography, photos: Linguist Gold Staff - Ghana Stock photos of A gold staff carried by a linguist at a durbar (a gathering of chiefs) in Cape Coast. When addressing a royal it is customary to speak through his linguist rather than to the royal person directly. These Staffs usually have a figure of some type that translates into a proverb. Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: africa, ghana, west africa, central region, cape coast, linguist, staff, gold, royalty, durbar, royal, chief, king