African Symbols

Found on Cornell University's African Scripts web site. "Nsibidi is a writing system of the Ejagham people of Nigeria. It is seen on tombstones, secret society buildings, costumes, ritual fans, headdresses, textiles, and in gestures, body and ground painting... (Source: charts for Nsibidi and the Vai syllabary are from Maude Wahlman's book Signs and Symbols: African Images in African American Quilts.) " Among other things, these symbols are used as magic charms.

Figure 1: Nsidibi Symbols of Eastern Nigeria

Figure 2: Stamps of the Andinkra Symbols of

		>DU 3778 - Binkabe, "If you don't harm somebody, he will never harm you"
Efia Abosia, "Household Gravel"		>DU 3779 - Gye Wetilsor , "back of the head". This refers to a historical character-- a servant of the Asantehene (king), named Gye, whose hair was cut like this in the back.
DU 3782 - Adinkrahene, "Chief of all Adinkra." The first adinkra stamp.

Andinka Links:

Meanings of Symbols in Adinkra Cloth
Nice Adinkra Symbols with sayings in German

African Symbols

Figure 1: Nsidibi Symbols of Eastern Nigeria

Figure 2: Stamps of the Andinkra Symbols of