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Pre-Colonial Era
Adinkra: Echoes of Ancestral Wisdom – A Pre-Colonial Exploration of Akan Visual Philosophy
- Akan
- Adinkra Symbols
- Gyaman Kingdom
- Asante Kingdom
- Ntonso
- Visual Philosophy
- Textile Art
- Pre-Colonial Ghana
- Cultural Preservation
- Oral Tradition
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Chapter 1
The Silent Orators: Introducing Adinkra as Akan Visual Philosophy
An overview of Adinkra's role as a non-verbal communication system, its aesthetic appeal, and its function as a repository of Akan wisdom, proverbs, and historical narratives, setting the stage for its deeper exploration.
Sources & References
- Rattray, R. S. (1927). Religion and Art in Ashanti. Oxford University Press.
- Bowdich, Thomas Edward. (1819). Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee. John Murray.
- Cole, H. M. & Ross, D. H. (1977). The Arts of Ghana. Museum of Cultural History, UCLA.
- Willis, W. B. (1998). The Adinkra Dictionary: A Visual Primer on the Language of Adinkra. The Pyramid Complex.
- Arthur, G. F. Kojo & Rowe, Robert. (2001). Akan Adinkra Cloths. Ghana National Museum.
- Appiah, Kwame Anthony. (1992). In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture. Oxford University Press.
- Kyerematen, A. A. Y. (1964). Panoply of Ghana. Praeger.
