The Adinkra dictionary: A visual primer on the language of Adinkra
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The Adinkra dictionary: A visual primer on the language o...
The Adinkra dictionary: A visual primer on the language of Adinkra
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Book Details
- Author
- W. Bruce Willis
- Publisher
- Brand: Pyramid Complex
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Reference
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780966153200
- ISBN-10
- 0966153200
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ISBN: 0966153200
Author: W. Bruce Willis
Condition: New
Adinkra is the name given the colorful, hand-painted and hand- embroided cloth used for mourning by the Akan people of Ghana and Cote D Ivore. Stylistic symbols called adinkra symbols are printed on these cloths. The cloth and symbols express the wearer s feeling and sentiment about the deceased. The symbols convey a parting message to that individual. When a person wears this type of clothing, one knows that the person is in mourning.
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The Adinkra dictionary: A visual primer on the language of Adinkra
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