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Pa gya (to strike fire or make fire). This is said to represent war.
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Dono (drum). This symbol is more like the dono drum than the other symbol for the dono drum.
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Akoma Ntoaso A symbol of agreement or a charter.
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Funtunfunafu denkyem funafu, won afuru bom nso worididi a na wo ko. Another version of this symbol. Need for unity, particularly where there is one destiny.
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Ese ne keterema (the teeth and tongue). "Wonnwo ba ne se." No child is born with its teeth. We improve and advance.
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Adinkerahene. Another version of Adinkerahene. Unlike the other version of this symbol, this symbol is used as a symbol in itself for printing.
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Dame-Dame (a draft game). A more traditionally popular game is oware.
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Sankofa Another Sankofa design. It could be a broken piece from the original design.
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Nhwimu (crossing). The divisions done on to the plain cloth before the stamping is done.
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MMAA GWA: Women’s stool.
A man usually presents his wife a stool when he marries (In recent times when she bears him a child)
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MMARIMA GWA: The man’s stool. In the household only the male, usually the head of the family uses this stool.
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PANTU GWA: The big spirit bottle (usually gin) bottle stool. This has an European influence, since the bottle is certainly European in character
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OBI-TE-OBI-SO GWA: Someone sits-on-someone else stool. A proverbial stool used exclusively by top chiefs usually at state ceremonies.
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OSEBO GWA: The leopard stool. This is only used by the Asantehene; signifying his strength and influence
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ESONO GWA: The elephant stool. Also used exclusively by the Asantehene.Anyone who uses it challenges his authority.
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OWO FOFORO ADOBE GWA: Proverbial .The Snake climbing the palm-tree. Attempting the impossible.
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KOTOKO GWA: The porcupine stool. The porcupine is the Asante state emblem. This is also a stool used exclusively by the Asantehene.
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SRANE GWA: The moon stool. Also proverbial, and appearing in Adinkra symbolsm, too. This stool can be used by both sexes |
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MFRAMADAN GWA: The windhouse stool. The engraved designs appear also on temples. May be used by either sex.
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ME FA ASA GWA: Half of me is finished (half my clan is dead). This is a stool used exclusively by females
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DAMADAME GWA: The draughtboard stool. This may also have an European influence. The draught is a game foreign to Ghanaian traditions.
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MMAREMU GWA: The cross stool. Only with the permission of the Asantehene can someone else use THIS STOOL. The design is exclusively for him.
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NNAMA GWA: The two-penny stool; also known as the poor man’s stool. It is simple carved and cost two pence in the olden days.
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NSEBA GWA: The amulet stool. The decorative sides represents the amulet (‘sebe’), hence the name ‘nsebe gwa’
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SAKYI DUA KORO GWA: The single center support stool. Used exclusively by the priests and priestesses on ceremonial occasions.
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KONTONKOROWI GWA: The circular rainbow stool.
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KONTONKOROWI MPAEMU GWA: The divided circular rainbow stool.
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MMOM GWA: The stool with only two supports (usually stools have four supports). Used by sub-chiefs.
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ADENKYEM GWA: The crocodile stool .The crocodile has a fish in the mouth, Used as a shrine support, hence it belongs to the priesthood.
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KRADO GWA: The padlock stool. Used by chiefs and linguist. It has a close resemblance to the Manponghene’s stool.
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ATUDURU KWADOM GWA: The keg of gunpowder stool.
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SANKOFA GWA: ‘Return to take it’. One of the few proverbial stools. The bird also appears in both Adinkra and gold weight symbolism
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NYANSAPOW GWA: Wisdom (reef-knot). Only the wise can undo a wise knot.
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