Wisdom · Ghana · Africa
Sankofa
Original proverb · Akan
« Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi »
Translation
It is never too late to go back and fetch what you have forgotten.
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- —Oversize · 240 g/m²
- —Combed cotton
- —Back print
- —Europe shipping
Meaning
Moving forward does not forbid looking back: we build the future with what the past has taught us.
Cultural context
From the Akan people of Ghana, Sankofa is one of the best-known adinkra symbols, carved on fabrics, pottery and doorways.
Design story
The Sankofa adinkra symbol, a bird turned toward its tail, inspires the illustration: head reaching for tomorrow, gaze faithful to yesterday.
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