Topic

Symbols

African spiritual symbols represent meanings in ritual, divination, and ancestor veneration—learn their origins and cultural contexts across belief traditions.

Akan 6 min

Adinkra Symbols: What Akan Cloth Says on a City Wall

The first one most people meet is a curl of black lines that looks like a knot tied in the air: two hooks facing away from each other, joined at the base.

By Adaeze