H x W x D: 5.6 x 5.3 x 11.9 cm (2 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Ghana
Label Text:
This adinkra stamp is known as "sankofa." It is another form of the bird looking backwards and refers to proverbs about learning from the past.
Description:
Heart-shaped adinkra stamp with two scrolling lines and a triangular point at the other end.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell, Washington, D.C., -- to 2010
Exhibition History:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2017-ongoing
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