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Before the sixteenth century, the Akan people of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire had developed great skills in weaving and with Nkoso (now Begho) being an important weaving centre at that time. The Adinkra symbol is originally created by the Gyaaman clans of the Bono Region and was the exclusive right of royalty and spiritual leaders, and was only used for important ceremonies like funerals. In the Akan language, Adinkra means “Goodbye”. It’s a traditional cotton cloth which is produced in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and is represented by popular proverbs, records historical events, and express particular attitudes or behaviours related to portray figures uniquely related to abstract shapes.
It’s one of the severally well-known traditional clothes produced in the region and the other well-known clothes are the Kente and Adanudo. In the beginning nineteenth century, during a military conflict caused by a Gyaaman who were trying to copy their neighbours, the Asante’s golden stool (which is the symbol and soul of the Asante Kingdom), the Gyaaman native was killed and his Adinkra robe was taken by Nana Osei Bonsu-Panyin, the Asante King as a trophy. The robe came with the knowledge of the Adinkra aduru (the special ink used in printing the texture) and the process of stamping the designs onto cotton clothes. The Asante further developed the symbols, adding their own philosophies, folk tales, and culture.
The symbols were also used on pottery, metalwork, and are now used into modern commercial designs, architecture, and sculptures. The Adinkra aduru is produced by boiling the bark of the Badie tree with iron slang but because the ink is not fixed, the material is not washed until it becomes totally permanent on the texture. Adinkra clothes are no longer used for only funerals now but also for other special occasions like weddings and other festivities. The symbols can be found on many exported items such as furniture, sculptures, pottery, t-shirts, and other clothing items. People now even use the symbols for tattoo arts due to the messages they convey.
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