The Adinkra cloth signify their sorrow and to bid farewell to the deceased. But in recent times the Adinkra cloth has different varieties for funeral ceremonies and for social gathering.
Monday 28 May 2012
ADINKRA FUNERAL CLOTH
Adinkra means goodbye or farewell in the Twi language of the Akan ethnic group.It has been the tradition of the Akan especially, the Ashanti's wear cloths decorated with Adinkra symbols on important occassions especially at funeral of family relations and friends.
The Adinkra cloth signify their sorrow and to bid farewell to the deceased. But in recent times the Adinkra cloth has different varieties for funeral ceremonies and for social gathering.
This is a picture of an Adinkra cloth used for funeral ceremonies. The name of this cloth in the twi ghanaian language "Obaatanpa ben na yebena se wo",which means "there is no mother like you".
The Adinkra cloth signify their sorrow and to bid farewell to the deceased. But in recent times the Adinkra cloth has different varieties for funeral ceremonies and for social gathering.
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