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Welcome to the Akan symbols project home page. This symbol is the Fihankra. It represents a traditional Akan house built around a central courtyard.

Visit our virtual house and learn more about this and other symbols that comprise the unique written language of the Akan people.

 

The book is still available. We received additional shipment of copies of the book on January 4, 2010. Get your copy now!

The adinkra book, Cloth As Metaphor, cataloguing over 700 adinkra symbols and and their  variations and discussing various themes encoded in the texts of proverbs, aphorisms and other verbal expressions related to these symbols, is now available. To buy a copy of the book, please use credit cards through the Paypal system to purchase one book for $27.99 (plus $4.99 in shipping, and handling charges) or one may contact CEFIKS PUBLICATIONS, 3548 Cherry Hill Court, Beltsville, MD 20705 (Telephone 301-592-7615) for bulk order.

We are glad to announce that the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems - CEFIKS - has a master kente weaver, Ekooba Gyasi, in-residence in the USA. Ekɔoba Gyasi is a master weaver from Bonwire, Asante. Mr. Gyasi has demonstrated, lectured and taught kente weaving in schools in Ghana, and in schools and museums across the USA. He provides demonstrations and workshops for schools and colleges and the general public. For more information about how to get Mr. Gyasi to give demonstration to your group or school, please contact
 

CEFIKS Publications,
3548 Cherry Hill Court,
Beltsville, MD 20705.
Telephone: 301-592-7615
E-mail: Click here to submit online form.
This section uses the Gentium font - which can be downloaded from the Internet.

EXHIBITIONS

 

 

For more information about the exhibits contact: Click here to submit online form. 

Research & Development Team:

Dr.George F. Kojo Arthur   
e-mail: Click here to submit online form. 

Prof. Robert Rowe

Copyright 1998-2003 Arthur & Rowe 
All Rights Reserved 

We appreciate and acknowledge the help of  
Prema Qadir <prema@endarkment.com> 
and Brian Morgan <morgan16@ marshall.edu> 
in developing this web site.