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Adinkra stamps are symbols that represent specific feelings, events, things, or places. See some examples of Adinkra symbols and what they mean in the Adinkra Glossary (Click here for the PDF). Adinkra stamps can be made from anything that is relatively easy for students to cut, but firm enough to hold up through repeated stamping.

2020年1月22日 · Adinkra is a cotton cloth produced in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire which has traditional Akan symbols stamped upon it. The adinkra symbols represent popular proverbs and maxims, record historical events, express particular attitudes or behavior related to depicted figures, or concepts uniquely related to abstract shapes.

Adinkra stamps are carved by hand from either a gourd or chunks of calabash, which is often called Mpakiwa. These stamps are used to print Adinkra symbols and come in various shapes and sizes depending on which symbol you want to be printed.

The stamps have been used extensively in the printing of cloths, they are beautifully and delicately carved, and show that wonderful patina from use. Each Adinkra symbol has a name and represents a saying or a proverb.

These hand-carved Adinkra symbol stamps are made from coconut shells and sticks. Find the meaning of your stamp on the Adinkra symbolism poster. Each order includes one stamp, available designs will be sent.

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The design motifs of Adinkra stamps are carved into the hard outer surface of sections of a calabash. A handle is made by 4-5 raphia-palm splints pressed into the soft part of the stamp and joining their ends together with a cloth rag. The stamps are used with a thick dark goo, obtained from badee tree roots and bark mixed with iron slag.

Adinkra are symbols that represent concepts. Adinkra symbols are used extensively in fabrics, logos and pottery. In addition, Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan Goldweights. Featured Stamp: Nayme (or Onyamekopon) is the God of the Akan people of Ghana.

2011年7月27日 · Zum Gali Gali Rubber Stamps is a small art stamp company with a catalog of almost a thousand designs, including a large selection of Judaic images. This page features stamps of Adinkra images.