A Royal Cloth is a piece of digital artwork by Walter Neal which was uploaded on June 4th, 2018.
A Royal Cloth
This is my 'creative' design of an Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) cloth (shown against a field of Kente cloth, which is a hand-printed fabric made in Ghana.... more
by Walter Neal
Title
A Royal Cloth
Artist
Walter Neal
Medium
Digital Art
Description
This is my 'creative' design of an Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) cloth (shown against a field of Kente cloth, which is a hand-printed fabric made in Ghana. Developed by the Ashanti people, Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty to wear at religious ceremonies. Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics and pottery among the Ashantis of Ashanti Kingdom and the Baoules who historically migrated from Ghana. They are incorporated into walls and other architectural features. This art piece consist of six Adinkras. Their names and meaning, starting at the top, from left to right; and repeated downward, in a cascading 6 X 6 pattern, are:
1. Agyindawura "Faithful Servant"
2. Fofo "Seeds of a plant" - Warning against jealousy and covetousness
3. Dwennimmen "Strength, of mind and body"
4. Gye Nyame "Only God"
5. Nsoroma "Faith" - Child of the Heaven
6. Duafe "Wooden Comb"
Uploaded
June 4th, 2018
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