Adinkra Symbols

The Adinkra symbol shown below represents what?

• greatness

• cooperation

• faithfulness

• patience

“Dinkra” means ______ in the Akan language?

• to find peace, love and happiness

• growth, joy, and strength

• to be separated, taking leave or farewell.

• fairness and equality

Adinkra comes from which part of western Africa?

• Cantor

• Ghana

• Liberia

• Egypt

Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) is hand-printed ____ made in Ghana. (another word for textiles)

• plaster

• fabric

• metal

• wood

Developed by the Ashanti people, Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for who?

• common folk

• royalty

• laborers

• women only

Adinkra cloths were originally made for royalty to wear at religious ceremonies, especially ___________.

• weddings

• anniversaries

• birth

• funerals

People in Ghana decorate the cloth by using a black dye made from what kind of tree?

• Willow

• Helm

• Eneri

• Badie

What part of the tree helps to make the dye used in Adinkra?

• Roots

• Bark

• Leaves

• Core

The Adinkra stamps are carved from what?

• parts of the tree

• calabash gourd

• yocum plant

• potato roots

The Adinkra symbol shown below represents what?

• Peace

• Kindness

• Abundance

• Power of Love