Adinkra Stamp
Item number 3561/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Adinkra stamp of the 'Kramo Bone' design, carved info a piece of calabash gourd. Part b is the handle, made of four sticks held togther by black thread wrapped around the centre of the sticks. The gourd stamp (part a) has a deeply carved design of interlaced knots. The back surface has four small holes where the pointed ends of the sticks are inserted, crossing midway up, at the thread, to form the handle.
History Of Use
Adinkra stamps are used for printing designs on cloth (e.g., K2.455). The stamps are dipped in adinkra aduru, an ink prepared by boiling chunks of iron slag and bark from the Bridelia ferruginea tree, locally called Badie, into a thick paste that is liquefied before use. The cloth is stamped at local workshops.
Iconographic Meaning
The full name of the design is Kramo Bone Amma Yeanhu Kramo Pa'. The design is similar in style to a Celtic knot.
Cultural Context
textiles
Narrative
Collected by the donor in Ghana, in 1971.
Item History
- Made in Ghana during 1971
- Collected during 1971
- Owned by Susan Stout before April 28, 2022
- Received from Susan Stout (Donor) on April 28, 2022
What
- Name
- Adinkra Stamp
- Identification Number
- 3561/4 a-b
- Type of Item
- stamp
- Material
- gourd fruit, wood and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 9.5 cm, width 5.8 cm, depth 5.6 cm
- Part A
- height 1.0 cm, width 5.8 cm, depth 5.6 cm
- Part B
- height 9.0 cm, width 0.2 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghana
Who
- Culture
- Asante
- Previous Owner
- Susan Stout
- Received from
- Susan Stout (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1971
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before April 28, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on April 28, 2022
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3561/0004 a-b
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