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1.  SANKOFA  (Go back to fetch it) Symbol of the wisdom in LEARNING FROM THE PAST in building for the future. Prov. "Se wo were fi na wo sankofa a yenkyi." (It is not taboo to go back and retrieve if you forget.)

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Show Adinkra Rings          DWENINI MMEN

4.  DWENINI MMEN  (Ram's horns) Symbol of STRENGTH (of mind, body and soul) and HUMILITY. Prov. "Dwenini ye asisle a ode nakoma na ennye ne mmen." (The ram may bully, not with its horns but with his heart.

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Show Adinkra Rings         AKOKO NAN

6.  AKOKO NAN  (Hens feet) Symbol of PROTECTIVENESS and PARENTAL DISCIPLINE tempered with PATIENCE, MERCY and FONDNESS. Prov. "Akoko nan tia ne ba na enkum ba." (If a hen treads on her young ones, it does not mean to kill them).

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Show Adinkra Rings       OKODEE MMOWERE

7.  OKODEE MMOWERE  (The talons of Eagle) Symbol of STRENGTH, BRAVERY and POWER. Based on the nature and behavior of the Eagle.

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Show Adinkra Rings      OWO FRO ADOBE

8.  OWO FRO ADOBE  (Snake climbing the rafia palm) Symbol of INGENUITY, and PERFORMANCE of an EXTRAORDINARY FEAT. Based on the ingenious act of a feetless snake climbing a rugged raffia palm tree.

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Show Adinkra Rings      FUNTUMMIREKU-DENKYEMMIREKU

9.  FUNTUMMIREKU-DENKYEMMIREKU  (A mythical two-headed crocodile sharing common stomach). Symbol of UNITY IN DIVERSITY & WARNING AGAINST INTERNAL SQUABBLES WHERE THERE IS A COMMON DESTINY. Prov. "Funtummireku-Denkyemmireku, wonafuru bom, nso wodidi a na wo pere so." (The two-headed which struggles over food though it goes to a common stomach).

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Show Adinkra Rings      ODENKYEM

11.  ODENKYEM  (Crocodile) Symbol of PROPRIETY and PRUDENCE. Prov. "Odenkyem da nsuo mu nso ohome mframma." (The crocodile lives in water yet it breathes air, not water).

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Show Adinkra Rings      ANANSE NTONTAN

12.  ANANSE NTONTAN  (The spider's web) Symbol of WISDOM, CRAFTINESS, CREATIVITY and COMPLEXITIES of LIFE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      FAFANTO

13.  FAFANTO  (The Butterfly) Symbol of TENDERNESS, GENTLENESS, HONESTY & FRIGILENESS. Prov. "Fafanto se nsa ni o, na aka ho sika." (The butterfly may be fluttering around a pot of palm wine, but will not drink it, for it cannot afford to buy).

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Show Adinkra Rings      OBI NKA BI

14.  OBI NKA BI  (Bite not each other) A stylized image of two fishes attempting to bite each other's tail. A symbol of WARNING AGAINST BACK-BITING and also advocacy for HARMONY, PEACE, UNITY, FORGIVENESS & FAIRPLAY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      OSRAM

16.  OSRAM   (The moon) Symbol of FAITH, PATIENCE & DETERMINATION. Prov. "Osram mfiti preko ntware oman." (The moon does not go round the nation (world) just at a go (hastily).

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Show Adinkra Rings          OSRAM NE NSROMMA

17.  OSRAM NE NSROMMA  (The moon and the star). Symbol of FAITHFULNESS, LOVE, HARMONY, FONDNESS, LOYALTY, BENEVOLENCE & FEMMININE ESSENCE OF LIFE. Prov. "Kyekye pe aware." (Kyekye he North Pole Star has a deep love for marriage. She is always in the Sky waiting for the return of the moon, her husband).

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Show Adinkra Rings      NSOROMMA

18.  NSOROMMA  (Star) Symbol of PATRNAGE, LOYALTY TO THE SUPREME BEING & FAITH. Prov. "Oba Nyankonsoromma te Nyame so na onte ne ho so." (Like the star-son of the Supreme Being I depend on God and not on myself).

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Show Adinkra Rings      ASASE YE DURU

19.  ASASE YE DURU  (The earth is heavy) Symbol of PROVIDENCE and THE DIVINITY of MOTHER EARTH. Prov. "Asase ye duru se po." (The earth is heavier than the sea).

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Show Adinkra Rings          AKOMA

20.  AKOMA  (The Heart) Symbol of LOVE, PATIENCE, GOODWILL, FAITHFULNESS & ENDURANCE. A saying: "Nya Akoma." (Get a heart - be patient).

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Show Adinkra Rings      ODO NYERA FIE KWAN

21.  ODO NYERA FIE KWAN  (Love does not get lost on its way home) Symbol of LOVE, DEVOTION, and FAITHFULLNESS. Porv. "Odo nyera ne fie kwan" (Love lights its own path; it never gets lost on its way home).

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Show Adinkra Rings          MPUANNUM

22.  MPUANNUM  (A traditional fivetuft hair style of the Kings attendants) Symbol of SPIRITUAL OFFICE, LOYALTY & ADROITNESS.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NKOTIMSEFO MPUA

24.  NKOTIMSEFO MPUA  (The hair style of court attendants) Symbol of SERVICE and LOYALTY. Based on the ceremonial haircut of attendants of the royal household.

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Show Adinkra Rings      KWATAKYE or GYAWU ATIKO

26.  KWATAKYE or GYAWU ATIKO  (A special hair style of Kwatakye, the war hero) Symbol of BRAVERY, FEARLESSNESS & VALOR.

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Show Adinkra Rings      OHENE ANIWA

27.  OHENE ANIWA  (The eyes of the king) Symbol of VIGILANCE, PROTECTION, SECURITY & EXCELLENCE. Prov. "Ohene aniwa twa ne ho hyia." (The King's eyes are placed all around him.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      AKOMA NTOASO

28.  AKOMA NTOASO  (The joined or united hearts) Symbol of TOGETHERNESS & UNITY in thought and in deed.

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Show Adinkra Rings      SE NE TEKREMA

29.  SE NE TEKREMA  (The teeth and the tongue) Symbol of GROWTH and INTERDEPENDENCE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      FI-HANKRA

30.  FI-HANKRA  (Enclosed and secured compound house) Symbol of SAFETY, SECURITY, BROTHERHOOD & SOLIDARITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      ABAN

31.  ABAN  (A fortress or a two-story house associated with the seat of government) Symbol of STRENGTH, SEAT OF POWER, AUTHORITY & MAGNIFICENCE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      MFRAMMADAN

33.  MFRAMMADAN  (A house built to withstand strong wind) Symbol of FORTITUDE, PREPAREDNESS, SOCIAL SECURITY, EXCELLENCE & ELEGANCE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      EBAN

34.  EBAN  (Fence) Symbol of SAFETY, SECURITY & LOVE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      DUAFE

35.  DUAFE  (The wooden comb) Symbol of GOOD FEMININE QUALITIES: PATIENCE, PRUDENCE, FONDNESS, LOVE & CARE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      AKOFENA

36.  AKOFENA  (State ceremonial swords) Symbol of STATE AUTHORITY, LEGITIMACY, LEGALITY & HEROIC DEED.

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Show Adinkra Rings      PAGYA

37.  PAGYA  (Gun powder kirk) Symbol of BRAVERY, DEFENSE and POWER.

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Show Adinkra Rings      AKOBEN

38.  AKOBEN  (War horn) Symbol of A SUMMON TO A COLLECTIVE ACTION of A CALL TO ARMS, READINESS & VOLUNTARISM.

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Show Adinkra Rings      OHENE TUO

40.  OHENE TUO  (The King's gun) Symbol of DEFENSE, PROTECTION & POWER.

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Show Adinkra Rings      SEPOW

41.  SEPOW  (The dagger or executioner's knife) Symbol of JUSTICE, PUNISHMENT & OFFICE OF JUSTICE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      EPA

42.  EPA  (Handcuffs) Symbol of the LAW & JUSTICE. Prov. "Nea nepa da wonsa no na woye nakoa." (You are the subject of he whose handcuffs are around your hands.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NYANSAPOW

43.  NYANSAPOW  (Wisdom knot) Symbol of WISDOM, INGENUITY, INTELLIGENCE and PATIENCE. Prov. "Nyasapow, yede nyasa na esane." (It is the wise who unties the wisdom knot).

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Show Adinkra Rings      MPATAPOW

44.  MPATAPOW  (A knot of reconciliation and peace) Depicts a complex or a wisdom knot. A symbol of RECONCILIATION, PEACE-MAKING & PACIFICAION. Prov. As in No. 45

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Show Adinkra Rings      MMRA KRADO

45.  MMRA KRADO  (The lock or seal of law) Symbol of AUTHORITY, LEGALITY, LEGIMACY & POWER OF THE COURT.

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Show Adinkra Rings      DONO

47.  DONO  (The ampit talking drum) Symbol of APPELATION, PRAISE, GOODWILL & RHYTHM.

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Show Adinkra Rings         DONNO NTOASO

48.  DONNO NTOASO  (Double or joined ampit talking drums) Symbol of UNITED ACTION, ALERTNESS, GOODWILL & PRAISE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NSAA

49.  NSAA  (A handwoven blanket.) Symbol of EXCELLENCE, GENUINENESS & AUTHENTICITY. Prov. "Nea onnim Nsaa na oto n ago." (He who cannot recognize authentic Nsaa buys its fakes.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      NKYIMU

50.  NKYIMU  (Crossed divisions made on cloth before printing) Symbol of PRECISION & ADROITNESS.

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Show Adinkra Rings       ANI BRE A

51.  ANI BRE A ENSO GYA  (No matter how red-eyed (serious) one becomes, one's eyes would not spark flames.) Symbol of PATIENCE, SELF-CONTAINMENT, SELF-DISCIPLINE & SELF-CONTROL. Prov. "Anibre a enso Gya."

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Show Adinkra Rings      FIE MMOSEA

52.  FIE MMOSEA  (Pebbleson home grounds) Symbol of CAUTION AGAINST DOMESTIC CONFLICT, IN-FIGHTING and INTERNAL CONFLICT. Prov. "Mmosea betwa wo nan mu a na efi fie." (If your feet are cut by pebbles, they are likely to be those in the compound of your own house.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      KURONTI NE AKWAMU

53.  KURONTI NE AKWAMU  (The two complementary barnches of the State) Symbol of DEMOCRACY, DUALITY OF THE ESSENCE OF LIFE, INTERDEPENDENCY & COMPLIMENTARY. Prov. "Ti koro nko agyina." (One head does not constitute a Council or Onehead does not constitute a jury).

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Show Adinkra Rings      DAMEDAME

54.  DAMEDAME  (Multiple squares of the chequer board game) Symbol of CRAFTINESS, INTELLEGENCE & STRATEGY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      TABONO

55.  TABONO  (Oars) Symbol of STRENGTH, CONFIDENCE & PERSISTENCE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NKONSONKONSON

56.  NKONSONKONSON  (A chain) Symbol of UNITY, INTERDEPENDENCE, BROTHERHOOD, & CO-OPERATION.

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Show Adinkra Rings       N YA ME BIRIBI WO SORO

57.  N YA ME BIRIBI WO SORO  (God there is something in the heaven) Symbol of HOPE & ASPIRATION. Prov. "Nyame birbi wo soro na ma mensa nka." (God there is something in the heavens, let me reach it.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      KRAMO BONE AMMA YEANHU KRAMO PA

58.  KRAMO BONE AMMA YEANHU KRAMO PA  (The bad moslem makes it difficult for the good one to be noticed) Symbol of a WARNING AGAINST DECEPTION and HYPOCRACY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      AGYINADAWURU

60.  AGYINADAWURU  (The gong of Agyin the faithful servant of the King.) Symbol of FAITHFULNESS, DUTIFULNESS & ALERTNESS.

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Show Adinkra Rings      KUNTUNKANTAN

61.  KUNTUNKANTAN  (Inflated pride) Symbol of PRIDE OF STATE & A WARNING AGAINST INFLATED PRIDE AND EGOCENTRICISM.

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Show Adinkra Rings      MATE MASIE

62.  MATE MASIE  (I have kept what I have heard) Symbol of WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      ADINKRA HENE

63.  ADINKRA HENE  (King of the Adinkra symbols) Symbol of GREATNESS, PRUDENCE, FIRMNESS & MAGNANIMITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      GYE NYAME

65.  GYE NYAME  (except God) Symbol of the OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD. Prov. "Abode santan yi firi tete, obi ntena ase nkosi n'awie, Gye Nyame." (This Great panorama of creation dates back to time immemorial, no one lives who saw its beginning and no one will live to see its end. Except God).

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Show Adinkra Rings      SUNSUM

66.  SUNSUM  (The Soul) Symbol of SPIRITUAL PURITY & SANCTITY OF THE SOUL.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NYAME NWU NA MAWU

67.  NYAME NWU NA MAWU  (God does not die, and so I don't die.) Symbol of the OMNISCIENCE & OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD and the INFINITY OF MAN'S SOUL and also of ANTIQUITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings  HWEHWEMUDA

68.  HWEHWEMUDA  (Searching rod or measuring rod) Symbol of EXCELLENCE, PERFECTION, KNOWLEDGE & SUPERIOR QUILITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      KRAPA or MUSUYIDE

69.  KRAPA or MUSUYIDE  (Good fortune or Sanctity) Symbol of GOOD LUCK, SANCTITY, GOOD SPIRIT, SPIRITUAL STRENGTH. Prov. "Krepa te se okra, okyiri fi." (Sanctity is like a cat, it abhors filth).

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Show Adinkra Rings       NKYIMKYIM

70.  NKYIMKYIM  (Twistings) Symbol of TOUGHNESS, ADAPTABILITY, DEVOTION TO SERVICE & ABILITY TO WITHSTAND HARDSHIPS.

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Show Adinkra Rings      PEMPAMSIE

71.  PEMPAMSIE  (Sew in readiness - be prepared) Symbol of READINESS, STEADFASTNESS, HARDNESS, VALOR & FEARLESSNESS.

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Show Adinkra Rings      HYE-WO-NHYE

72.  HYE-WO-NHYE  (Unburnable) Symbol of TOUGHNESS, IMPERISHABILITY OF SELF OR OF CHIEF OF STATE & PERMANENCE.

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Show Adinkra Rings      FOFO

73.  FOFO  (Seeds of a plant) Symbol of WARNING AGAINST JEALOUSY & COVETOUSNESS. Prov. "Se nea fofo pe ne se gyinatwi abo bidie." (What the plant fofo always wishes is that the seeds of gyinatwi plant should turn dark.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      BESE SAKA

74.  BESE SAKA  (Bunch of cola nuts) Symbol of AFFLUENCE, POWER, ABUNDANCE, TOGETHERNESS & UNITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      WAWA ABA

75.  WAWA ABA  (Seeds of the wawa tree) Symbol of HARDINESS, TOUGHNESS & PERSERVERANCE. Saying: "Oye den se wawa aba." (He is as tough as the seed of wawa tree.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      KURUMAH KESE

77.  KURUMAH KESE  (The big okro.) Symbol of GREATNESS & SUPERIORITY.

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Show Adinkra Rings      AYA

78.  AYA  (Fern) Symbol of ENDURANCE, DEFIENCE AGAINST DIFFICULTIES, HARDINESS, PERSERVERANCE, INDEPENDENCE & RESOURCEFULNESS.

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Show Adinkra Rings      NYAME NTI

79.  NYAME NTI  (Since God exists) Depicts leaves on its stalk. Symbol of FAITH & TRUST IN GOD. Prov. "Nyame Nti, menwe wura.' (Since God exists, I will not feed on leaves.)

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Show Adinkra Rings      NYAME DUA

80.  NYAME DUA  (God's tree) or (altar of God) Symbol of the PRESENCE OF GOD & GOD'S PROTECTION.

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[Lyonezz CANDI, MSW]

Greetings Abibitumi Kasa,
 
Thank you for sharing the Adinkra Symbols. I got so excited the first time I saw them feeling closer to accomplishing what I have only dreamed about... learning a language from our homeland, having our people speak to each other where only we can understand what we are saying.
 
It may seem like a silly dream to a person who has always spoken two or more languages; but for a person like me, who has been living on the margin of this country and having all these other languages available but not ours, for 51 years ( always rebelling inside and out) it is not so silly.
 
I ordered this book "Cloth As A Metaphor",and found that there were so many symbols and variations of them. It feels good to see them here and realize that I am beginning to recognize some of the meanings on site.
 
Your dedication is outstanding... :a7:

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Are there any uses of a deconstructed Adinkra for a syllabary?

Or any use of the Adinkra ideograms to write long-form colloquial Twi and/or other Akan? I mean with all the parts of speech, not just the static Adinkra concepts.

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I've heard people suggest this in the past, but I haven't seen anyone do it. I've seen adinkra poems that use them as proverbs arranged in different sequences.

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Lyonezz;29710 wrote: Greetings Abibitumi Kasa,
 
Thank you for sharing the Adinkra Symbols. I got so excited the first time I saw them feeling closer to accomplishing what I have only dreamed about... learning a language from our homeland, having our people speak to each other where only we can understand what we are saying.
 
It may seem like a silly dream to a person who has always spoken two or more languages; but for a person like me, who has been living on the margin of this country and having all these other languages available but not ours, for 51 years ( always rebelling inside and out) it is not so silly.
 
I ordered this book "Cloth As A Metaphor",and found that there were so many symbols and variations of them. It feels good to see them here and realize that I am beginning to recognize some of the meanings on site.
 
Your dedication is outstanding... :a7:

Cloth as metaphor is on point and is a great resource. I hope you're still in this mission.

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