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NARRATION

Adinkra is a printed fabric - hand-made and worn mainly for funerals, which are very important celebrations in Ghana.

According to Kojo Fosu:

Nick (VO)

The Adinkra fabric is carefully printed in graphic symbols of geometric motifs, on a background of white, rust-brown, or black vegetable-dye fabric. Any one of the motifs, or any combination of them, could be arranged in narrative patterns to convey specific messages.

These messages may be expressed as a reflection on issues pertaining to beauty, morality or other higher values.