Akan Pins and Buttons
Description: A retro-style design featuring a sunset behind mountains. Text reads "SEMUA AKAN BAIK-BAIK SAJA" in bold, uppercase letters at the top and "SEMUA AKAN BAIK-BAIK SAJA" repeated below in a smaller font. The style is reminiscent of vintage travel posters, with a warm color palette.
Description: Embrace the profound wisdom of West African heritage with this elegant, gold-textured Akokonan design. Akokonan, an Adinkra symbol representing the "leg of a hen," is a powerful emblem of mercy, nurturing, and protective discipline. It stems from the Akan proverb: "The hen treads on her chicks, but she does not kill them," symbolizing the perfect balance between correction and love.
Description: A retro-style circular emblem with a sunset silhouette at the bottom. The text "Cinta Sejati Tanpa Batas" is prominently displayed in an arc above the sunset. The phrase "Aku Akan Selalu Ada Untukmu" is written in a smaller arc below the sunset. The overall aesthetic is vintage and romantic.
Description: There is no shame in not knowing. We should share knowledge to improve one another. Failure to do so results in a backward and ignorant society.
Obi nnim a, obi kyere (If someone does not know, someone teaches) - Akan Proverb Pin
by ArtisticFloetry
$3.25
Description: Sankofa is often expressed in the Akan language as "sewo were fi nawosankofa a yenki". Which means it is not an abomination to return and take what you forgot. Sankofa teaches that to record successes and move forward, we have to return to our roots. In other words, Sankofa translates to gathering good lessons learned in our past and using them to achieve future goals.
Description: Duafe is West African Adinkra Symbol of beauty, cleanliness and desirable feminine qualities: love and care. Great as a gift from a husband to a wife to show the couple's desire to have children. Duafe combs were gifts from Akan men to women for special events, such as weddings, engagements, baby showers or births. Nowadays it is important symbol for African American people to commemorate their roots and show real feminine qualities.
