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the Adinkra story          Black
This symbol is called mmusuyidee: click to find out what it means. This section is all about Adinkra, a printed cloth which people in Ghana wear on important occasions.  

Find out what the special symbols on Adinkra cloth mean, learn about the history and making of Adinkra, and try out an Adinkra printing activity.

The printed cloth and reports in this section were provided by a Fair Trade group in Ghana called Aid to Artisans.

 

Adinkra history

making the cloth

the symbols

activity