Definition of adinkra
: a writing system incorporating symbols representing various concepts that is used by the Akan peoples of Ghana to mark fabrics, walls, pottery, and other surfaces
—often used before another noun
Two murals from a Jackson Pollock workshop and two from a West African adinkra printing workshop are on display. — Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 16 Apr. 2007 adinkra cloth [=cloth marked with adinkra symbols]
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The first known use of adinkra was in 1925
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