Adinkra is one of the highly valued and respected hand-printed cloths. Its orijin is traced to the Asante Tribe of Ghana and the Gyaman people of Cote’ d’lvoire (Ivory Coast).

History has it that in the nineteenth century, there was a conflict between Adinkera, King of Gyaman (now Ivory Coast) and the Ashanti King, Nana Osei Bonsu-Panyin(Ghana). It is told that King Adinkera tried to duplicate the designs of the sacred GOLDEN STOOL(a unifying force of the Asante tribe). This got Nana Osei Bonsu-Panyin furious to the point of war against the Gyaman people. King Adinkera was defeated and killed and his battle cloth was stripped by the Asante as a trophy. Although There are different stories about the Adinkra , The people of Ghana and Ivory coast value its prints and meaning, and have come to unify its designs and meaningful art like the GYE NYAME (except for God) , Sankofar (Back to the roots), DUAFE(wooden comb) and many more…

Now modern day people around the world have acknowledge the design and also use them in their fashion. Another place I have seen Adinkra symbols being used are on bodies ans an art work: tattoos and henna.

Read more about Adinkra symbols and their meanings here:http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra/

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