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Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:58:26 UTC No. 16448586
Why is African symbolism so terrible? But the syntax so awesome?
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:13:40 UTC No. 16448594
>>16448586
Too robotic
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:31:38 UTC No. 16448805
>>16448586
Imagine the keyboard?
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:31:08 UTC No. 16448917
>>16448586
Look like Majong tiles
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:26:55 UTC No. 16449011
>Adinkra are symbols from Ghana that represent concepts or aphorisms. Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics, logos and pottery. They are incorporated into walls and other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic and ritual use. Tourism has led to new departures in the use of symbols in items such as T-shirts and jewellery.
Adinkra calabash stamps
>The symbols have a decorative function but also represent objects that encapsulate evocative messages conveying traditional wisdom, aspects of life, or the environment. There are many symbols with distinct meanings, often linked with proverbs. In the words of Kwame Anthony Appiah, they were one of the means for "supporting the transmission of a complex and nuanced body of practice and belief".
They're basically emoji but the symbols are more abstract in their form.