Object Details
Maker
Akan artist
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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Credit Line
Gift of the Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection
Object number
2010-10-376
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Gourd, plant fiber or wood, cloth, cord
Dimensions
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.)
Geography
Ghana
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Exhibition
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Topic
Weaving
Male use
heart
male
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmafa_2010-10-376