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  2. Adinkra symbols - Wikipedia

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    In Akan , the term adinkra refers to not symbols, but a particular type of cloth. [14] [15] Adinkra cloths were traditionally only worn by royalty and spiritual leaders for funerals and other very special occasions. In the past they were hand-printed on undyed, red, dark brown or black hand-woven natural cotton fabric depending on the occasion ...

  3. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    Ghana: Adinkra symbols representing proverbs and aphorisms were stenciled on fabric using carved calabash stamps [23] and a vegetable-based dye to make Adinkra cloths traditionally worn by royalty and spiritual leaders. Adinkra cloths originated from the Bono Akan tribe of Ghana.

  4. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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    Kente cloth. Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga -like fashion by royalty among the Ashanti and Akan. According to Ashanti oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has ...

  5. Ntonso - Wikipedia

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    Ntonso is the place where the adinkra cloth is made in Ghana. The traditional adinkra is made from the scratch locally. It is the producer of Ghana's adinkra, a fabric known for its proverbial wisdom and symbols. The cloth was initially worn for funerals only in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

  6. Solomon's knot - Wikipedia

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    In the Adinkra symbol system, a version of Solomon's knot is the Kramo-bone symbol, interpreted as meaning "one being bad makes all appear to be bad". In Latvia, when Solomon's knot is used on textiles and metal work, it is associated with time, motion, and the powers of ancient pagan gods.

  7. Thomas Edward Bowdich - Wikipedia

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    Life. Bowdich was born at Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School. In 1813, he married Sarah Wallis, who shared his subsequent career. In 1814, through his uncle, John Hope Smith, governor of the British Gold Coast settlements, he obtained a writership in the service of the African Company of Merchants and was sent to Cape Coast.

  8. Gyaman - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Gyaman (also spelled Jamang and Gyaaman) was a medieval Akan state, located in what is now the Bono region of Ghana and Ivory Coast. According to oral tradition, Gyaman was founded by the Akwamu, Aduana clan, a branch of the Akan, in the late 17th century. [1] The Gyamans then proceeded to conquer the Kulangos, Nafanas, Ligbis, and other ...

  9. Adinkra - Wikipedia

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    Adinkra. Adinkra may refer to. Adinkra symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Adinkra symbols (physics) used in the supergravity theory. Fiifi Adinkra (born 1987), Ghanaian blogger and publicist. Joseph Narh Adinkra, Chief of Staff of the Ghana Army.