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Author:

Willis, W. Bruce, author.

Title:

The Adinkra dictionary : a visual primer on the language of Adinkra / W. Bruce Willis.

Publisher:

Pyramid Complex,

Copyright Date:

1998

Description:

xvi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Adinkra cloth.
Akan (African people)--Funeral customs and rites.
Akan language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Symbolism--Ghana--Dictionaries.
Ghana--History.
Akan (Langue)--Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
Ghāna--Histoire.
Adinkra cloth.
Akan (African people)--Funeral customs and rites.
Akan language.
Symbolism.
Ghana.
Akan (taal)
Symbolen.
Dictionaries.
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-298) and index.

Contents:

Part I: History. Section 1. A Short History of Ghana; Section 2. Understanding the Language of Adinkra and Adinkra Symbols; Section 3. The Akan (Twi) Language-A Short History; Section 4. A Brief Guide to Akan Pronunciation -- Part II: The Symbols. Section 5. Adinkra Symbols -- Part III: Adinkra Glossaries. Section 6. Adinkra Design Glossary; Section 7. Adinkra Definition Glossary; Section 8. Adinkra Literal Translation Glossary; Section 9. Adinkra Alphabetical Definition Glossary; Section 10. Adinkra Phonetic Glossary -- Part IV. Appendix. Section 11. Appendix.

ISBN:

9780966153200
0966153200
9780966153217
0966153219

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39017757

LCCN:

97055118

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)