Hey Online Fam!

After a whirlwind hiatus and transition back to the United States after living abroad, I’m so happy to be back with another Daily Fashion Fix post! In today’s brief installment, let’s talk briefly about one of my favorite pieces of cultural art, Adinkra symbols.

Originating with the Akan people of West Africa, in the regions now known as Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, like kente cloth, the use of Adinkra was once reserved solely for tribal royalty. Today, these symbols have have proliferated their way throughout modern “Afrocentric” culture and can be found adorning jewelry, engraved in wooden ceremonial objects, and most predominantly stamped batik style onto fabrics and garments.

Adinkra symbols, which number in the hundreds, typically utilize older symbols to represent long held proverbs, songs, or sayings … While newer symbols relate more closely to daily living tasks or environment.

This week’s style post features, more than a what may resemble a hair pic / comb, is actually a batik Adinkra print of the “Duafe” symbol, signifying:

Ultimate femininity
Beauty
Proper grooming / hygiene
Cleanliness

In addition to a host of other traditionally “desirable feminine qualities.” To know me, is to know I love exuding confidence in spaces often defined as soft and feminine. Quietly wearing this symbol as I navigate the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY is definitely one of those moments. Besides, I absolutely love taking modern spin on traditional classics, particularly from my own Ghanaian culture!

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Shop our adinkra accessories and other adornments featured in this week’s post below!