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Adinkra Dictionary : A Visual Primer on the Langua

Adinkra Dictionary : A Visual Primer on the Langua

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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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Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
1820
Languages:
Published: English
ISBN10:
0966153200
ISBN13:
9780966153200
Weight:
612 g
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