Adinkra Ashanti Africa Ghana stamping block Akan cloth textile fabric symbol

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Adinkra Ashanti Africa Ghana stamping block Akan cloth textile fabric symbol
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Authentic Adinkra stamping block used in Ghana for the stamping of Adinkra cloths.
The height of the stamp including the handle is 3 3/4" ( 95 mm ).
The size of the actual stamping motive is 2 5/8" ( 73 mm ) x 2 5/8" ( 73 mm ).
This symbol is the " MATE MASIE " ( What I here, I keep ) and is a symbol of Wisdom and knowledge.
For each additional Adinkra block FREE SHIPPING.
The stamping blocks are carved out of the bottom of a calabash ( gourd ).
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. For the stamping they use locally produce natural dye made from the bark of the " badie " tree. The artist is using different stamping blocks ( Adinkra symbols ) to create his design. A Legend in Ghana says that ADINKRA ( Nana Kofi Adinkra ) was a famous king of GYAMAN ( Now Ivory Coast ) that entered into war with Asantahene BONSU-PANYIN ( Ashanti King ) Adinkra was defeated and captured in a battle. The tradition had it that Nana Adinkra wore patterned cloth, which was interpreted as a way of expressing his sorrow on being taken to Kumasi the capital of Asante. The reason of the war was that Adinkra tried to copy the Golden stool of the Ashantis. Adinkra cloths were traditionally worn only by royalty, chiefs and fetish priest for funerals and other special occasions.
Presently this cloths are worn by anyone, wrapped around women or men on any special occasion.
The coin shown in the photo is approximately 20 mm in diameter that is similar to the size of 1 USA cent or 10 Euro cent or 1 UK Penny.
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We ship by registered insured "AIR MAIL" anywhere in the world.
Delivery time for Europe is 7 - 14 working days.
Delivery time for USA and the rest of the World is 14 - 21 working days.
DHL
option available for faster delivery ( 2 - 4 working days ) to all over the world. Please contact us for a quote
BEFORE PAYMENT.
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for orders over $ 200.
You can combine your purchases for up to 2 weeks !
We combine shipping with different items, please contact us for quote.
If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase please notify as within 30 days of receiving the parcel. We will provide you with return shipping instructions and will refund you the cost of the items as soon as we receive the return parcel.
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We are exporters and retailers of African Art with offices in Greece where we stock and ship all our items and Ghana (West Africa) where we do all our purchases.
Selling Authentic African Art on ebay as ETHNIC*ART*GALLERY since 2003 and Trade Beads as TRIBALGH since 2001.
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