Adinkra Symbols, Ghanaian Embassy

Adinkra Symbols, Ghanaian Embassy

Adinkra symbols grace the front of the Ghanaian Embassy 3512 Independence Drive, N.W, Washington, DC. Adinkra symbols were originally printed on Ghanaian mourning cloths. Today the symbols are seen on many types of objects.

Book Connections:

• “The Talking Cloth” by Rhonda Mitchell
• “The Adinkra Dictionary: A visual primer on the language of Adinkra” by W. Bruce Willis

Photo Credits: Commons Wikimedia