In the local church hall, the Girl Guides have put up a display of strange symbols. A short tour of Google reveals them to be Adinkra Symbols from West Africa – specifically Ghana.
I’ve pasted some images below, but there are more on www.adinkra.org. My favourite is WO NSA DA MU A “If your hands are in the dish”, a symbol of participatory government, democracy and pluralism.
FUNTUNFUNEFUDENKYEMFUNEFU The Teeth and the Tongue – Democracy and Unity pic.twitter.com/EEl4amvdvt
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NEA ONNIM NO SUA A OHH "He who does not know can know from learning" pic.twitter.com/UAG9dK9VeI
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AYA, the Fern, sbolisong resourcefulness pic.twitter.com/ICoQcwjDoP
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WO NSA DA MU A
"If your hands are in the dish" symbolising Democracy pic.twitter.com/2Tkdwg7y8y— robertsharp59 (@robertsharp59) April 29, 2016
BAA ME NA ME MMOA WO
"Help me and let me help you" Co-operation and interdependence pic.twitter.com/ONJ3zJHd8I— robertsharp59 (@robertsharp59) April 29, 2016
ADINKRAHENE – Leadership pic.twitter.com/XNwx0e4SOZ
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AKOKO NAN
"The leg of the hen" Nurturing pic.twitter.com/OV1gj5Lh6k— robertsharp59 (@robertsharp59) April 29, 2016
WOFORO DUA PA A "When you climb a good tree" Support, co-operation, encouragment pic.twitter.com/uMsLVTkXE6
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AKOMA "The heart" Patience and tolerance pic.twitter.com/pZgzUzgq9v
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AKOMA NTOSO Undersstanding and agreement pic.twitter.com/J8bKXXhmmD
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ME WARE WO "I shall marry you"
Commitment and perserverence— robertsharp59 (@robertsharp59) April 29, 2016
NIKONOSONKONSON
Unity and human relations pic.twitter.com/HzRPtS7bzw— robertsharp59 (@robertsharp59) April 29, 2016
I always learn something new from your posts. Thank you. My favourite is the fern. I wondered what you were doing in the Church Hall and then Dolly enlightened me !
Do you know why they had been researching these symbols and it is interesting that the symbols do not represent what one would expect ?