The Adinkra dictionary: A visual primer on the language of Adinkra
Author: W. Bruce Willis
Paperback: 314 pages
First Published:
Publisher: Pyramid Complex (January 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0966153200
ISBN-13: 978-0966153200
Details: 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.