Gye Nyame Sankofa

The Gye Nyame is the symbol of omnipotence and immortality of God. The Sankofa symbol means to go back to one’s roots and to learn from the past, and is conveyed through the symbolism of a bird. These represent part of the Adinkra symbols of the people of Ghana. The origins of Adinkra symbolism can be traced back to the Asante people who around the 19th century developed this unique print form on cloth, and has been widely adapted in the modern idiom, for example, tattoos.

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