Adinkra Stamp Stick Item Number: 1774/17 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three sticks tied together with yellow-orange thread. Part a: wooden stick with blunt tip, part b: longest wooden stick with pointed tip, part c: shortest wooden stick with blunt tip, part d: orange thread.
History Of Use
Sticks used with adinkra stamps (1774/12-16). Sticks are hammered into the back of the stamps perpendicularly around the edges and angled inward, where they are tied together like a cone. This makes a handle for easier use of the stamp. Stamps are used for printing designs on cloth (e.g., 1774/1). Adinkra is an ideographic communication system. Each sign represents a host of interconnected ideas, more quickly referenced by a phrase or proverb, and there are over 100 signs in common use.
Cultural Context
textiles
Item History
- Made in Ghana during 1960
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by Penny Gouldstone
- Owned by Brian Gouldstone before November 10, 1998
- Received from Brian Gouldstone (Donor) on November 10, 1998
What
- Name
- Adinkra Stamp Stick
- Identification Number
- 1774/17 a-d
- Type of Item
- stick
- Material
- wood and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 1.0 cm, width 10.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Asante
- Previous Owner
- Penny Gouldstone and Brian Gouldstone
- Received from
- Brian Gouldstone (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
When
- Creation Date
- during 1960
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before November 10, 1998
- Acquisition Date
- on November 10, 1998
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1774/0017 a-d