This time we ask what is Adinkra? Adinkra are visual forms that first achieved prominence among the Akan linguistic group whose members are now part of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Adinkra often involve designs that integrate striking aesthetic power, evocative mathematical structures, and philosophical conceptions ranging from the ethical to the cosmological, expressed in relation to proverbs and stories. The picture included with this post is an example.
Read more about Adinkra in the source article:
Adepoju, O. (2010). Adinkra. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought. : Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 Aug. 2022, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195334739.001.0001/acref-9780195334739-e-006.
The question, and answer, were found in “The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought” which can be found within Oxford Reference Online. This database provides quick reference and scholarly articles from a broad range of subjects in over 100 titles that include key titles from the Oxford Companion series and the complete Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Find it on the library’s Research & Homework page and access it with your library card. You’ll find it under O.
