Adinkra symbols: Difference between revisions

The present centre of traditional production of ''adinkra'' cloth is from Ghana, [[Ntonso|Ntɔnso]], 20&nbsp;km northwest of Kumasi and in Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/schools/adinkra/adinkrah.htm|title=Cool Planet -– Oxfam Education|website=Oxfam GB|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729060757/http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/schools/adinkra/adinkrah.htm|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dark Adinkra ''aduro'' pigment for the stamping is made there, by soaking, pulverizing, and boiling the inner bark and roots of the badie tree (''[[Bridelia]] ferruginea'')<ref>{{cite book|last = Jansen|first = P. C. M.|year = 2005|title = Dyes and Tannins|publisher = PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa)|page = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dVBYe0SK1TwC/page/n102 102]|isbn = 9057821591|url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dVBYe0SK1TwC|access-date = 19 June 2013}}</ref> in water over a wood fire. Once the dark colour is released, the mixture is strained, and then boiled for several more hours until it thickens. The stamps are carved out of the bottom of a [[calabash]] piece. They measure between five and eight centimetres square. They have a handle on the back, and the stamp itself is slightly curved so that the dye can be put on with a rocking motion.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180516225736/http://www.ghanaculture.gov.gh/privatecontent/File/Adinkra%20Cultural%20Symbols%20of%20the%20Asante%20People.pdf ADINKRA -– Cultural Symbols of the Asante people]