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Just a bit more subtle than t-shirt slogans, Adinkra are traditional Akan symbols that represent ideas or proverbs. This particular cloth includes glyphs for Kete Pa (“good bed,” i.e. good marriage), Odo Nnyew Fie Kwan (“love never loses it’s way home”), Ananse Ntontan (“spider’s web,” associated with creativity), and Musuyide (“good fortune”). How could you wear a wrap like that and not feel like it was you special day?
Ashanti lore holds that the origin of Adinkra cloth goes back to the end of the Ashanti-Gyaman War in 1818, and the capture of Adinkra, the King of Gyaman, who wore a special cloth to communicate his grief at being ... Read More
Ashanti lore holds that the origin of Adinkra cloth goes back to the end of the Ashanti-Gyaman War in 1818, and the capture of Adinkra, the King of Gyaman, who wore a special cloth to communicate his grief at being taken. Though Adinkra cloths dating earlier than 1818 have been found, the legend emphasizes the function of Adinkra, like Kente cloth, as a means of communication. Made with stamps fashioned from calabash shell that are dipped in vegetable dye, Adinkra cloth was traditionally donned by royalty for special occasions, but these days is rocked on the street by anyone that can get their hands on it. Read Less
6.6 x 3.2 ft
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