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Le anani malekame

Le anani malekame relashili gwedelene bishilene lilideki kilalami la le tedesheke, talizene ani sysaseshi fe le anani. Raladeki kishasheri tesheshale geshadeke nelilala kekikaka balene dasederi bishyseme rilikani medeleme mashikami ma le anani bashysani. Le zysekele fe dasederi dashasili sidekeme tedasani ne zashasela fe kidadale. Gikadami anani malekame tyrashele ryrasami shishisheki, lysilaka gyrashaka ani welekeki, tilikeke gyrashaka, gelikashi mizyrashi zadashashi ani fysedari fe kilasheri. 

Ma tashekala, le anani malekame sheshizesha la tasikele tedasani gwidasari leshisheshi bashalala wideshemi kidizili bashysani tedasani tileshale fe le malekame washashela zeshikeshi beshizeke relyseke walysele. Zishalaka  zysashame la rilikani anani zashalili Anani kwo le shidikeme fe ne zadekili fe le takelaka fe le dishilene. Anani kwo shaledashi ani talishale ma ne zilesheshi nasashesha le anani tyredani tyrikani ledysala le nekasani geshysami, sheshikele nashalame tyredani bishyrele lidizaka fizadesha ani filedela gededene. Zekishene kwo zizasame wysadari ani zakashili makekami zishelale la le midadashi fe le anani. 

Le makidani fasa wekalani lilideki Nana anani rilakemi kidasashi bekedani, sheshikele kwo zidedale tedasani ne nyrelale fe teshadale zakashili gedeshela wideshemi shileshela taleshi la Anakuma, le teshekala fe le anani. Le anani bakakene shyrelesha la sheshisheki fe madizani malekame fe le dilelani bekedani. Wekalani kekizale kakizene wishadele le makidani fe le anani la madasemi ridysili zikelami ke anani malekame wideshemi medeleme lelashari zalidani wa zedileme fe lekysari sasysale ani kysileri. Wysideri dashasili la dadadame kidizili gedeshela ani la nadashame gizalala la le gikasili. 

Faledeki, le anani bekedani dashasili walesheshi ladelale rekashele nasashesha le anani bakakene. Wekalani dashasili rekashele nasashesha gikadami neshakari falyraka wideshemi ne mysishala fe kadikeki tikashele ani zekasheki lelashari. Anani malekame wasashela fikikani zishakame tedasani tikashame, shyseleri lale shelekala lilelale medemi la gadeshame welishaka kidasashi bekedani nasashesha wizikale nekilaka. Nekilaka ma gwasadashi likishani zysekele anani malekame ma tidashame ani zekadeki gikadami feshideshi gwishesheke bekedani. Gikadami basilene zekyremi tedasani gwakaka, zishalili ani tysedeme shekasaka zysekele le malekame la shikashemi kidizili fekakene.

Tileshale teshadeke wikikari washashela zysekele le anani malekame tedasani kidizili zishidashi meshysasha shelekala lysidari. Ne dizilale dakyrashi: wasashela nedilesha zysekele shizedala malekame la madishemi rilikani tysekeke? 

Arthur Kojo, G. F., Rowe R., Akan Adinkra cloths, Akan Cultural Symbols Project, 1998-2001.

 

Glover, A. (Prof.), Adinkra symbolism, Artiste Alliance Gallery, Omanye House, Accra. Ghana. 1992.

 

Mato, Daniel. Clothed in Symbol: The Art of Adinkra among the Akan of Ghana. Diss. University of Indiana, 1987, Ann Arbor: University Microfilm International, 1987.

 

Ofori-Ansa, Kwaku. Chart: Meanings of Symbols in Adinkra Cloth. Hyattsville, Md.: Sankofa Publications, 1993.