One thing unique to Western Africa that I love is the adrinkra. They are symbols imbued with particular meanings. The most common one is gye nyame. This stands for “except for God” and represents the supremacy of God. It's on chairs, napkins, buildings, screen savers, everything! The one that dominates the Axim Beach Resort that I now call home is sankora meaning “return and get it,” a sign that reminds you to learn from the past. For a full list of adrinkas check out this link - http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra_index.htm.
I can’t decide which I think is my favorite, but I think it might be osram ne nsoromma…as I’m always looking up to the night sky.
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