Adinkra Cloth
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: African Region
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Two sections of red Adinkra cloth stamped with geometric shapes in black pigment. Adinkra refers to the stamped symbols on the cloth that are traditionally are used to communicate specific messages or ideas. In Ghana, Adinkra cloth was originally only worn at significant social events by royalty and spiritual leaders but is now a common part of fashion. These two segments of cloth are relatively small and have the same panels of patterns, though in different arrangements.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Nov 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Africa, Ghana
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
culture: label: Culture
content: Akan
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400660
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Textile, Pigment