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Adinkra Symbols: A Visual Vocabulary of Proverbs
Match the symbol to its meaning: Sankofa, Gye Nyame, Dwennimmen — what concept or proverb does each one encode?
Sankofa (bird looking backward) = it is not wrong to go back for what you forgot. Gye Nyame = the supremacy of a divine force above all things (except God). Dwennimmen (ram's horns) = humility combined with strength — power exercised with restraint.
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