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Except God African Adinkra Symbol Pendant Bracelet

Ali Mohammed

(99)

This pendant bracelet from Ali Mohammed in Ghana bears the adinkra symbol gye nyame or "except God", which acknowledges the omnipotence and immortality of God. The pendant is carved from ebony wood to centre a macrame cord bracelet.

£25 Wholesale

£25
Gye Nyame Adinkra Hand Carved Mask with Adinkra Symbol

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

Theophilus Sackey creates a mask of powerful artistry of his own inspiration, marked on the forehead by the Gye Nyame Adinkra symbol. Representing God's omnipresence, Gye Nyame is crafted of aluminum and painted a golden hue. Sackey carves the sese wood mask by hand adorning the headdress with a smaller mask. Painted black and red, the cheeks are crafted with embossed aluminum to resemble tribal markings.

£94.02 Wholesale

£94.02
Gye Nyame Trophy Gye Nyame Adinkra Symbol Wood Sculpture

Kwasi Asante

(1)

Artisan Kwasi Asante in Ghana creates a truly original sculpture that is formed like a trophy. The sculpture is carved by hand of sese wood to feature the gye nyame adinkra symbol and painted a rich brown. Gye nyame translates to "except for God", and the symbol (originated by the Asante peoples) represents the omnipotence and immortality of God.

£115.03 Wholesale

£115.03
Adinkra Doll Original African Wood Sculpture with Adinkra Symbols

Abdulai Osman Adam

(31)

Inspired by tradition and Akan beliefs, Abdulai Osman Adam designs this admirable sculpture featuring two legendary Adinkra images. Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Detailed in embossed aluminum is Gye Nyame, praising God’s supremacy on the top of the elaborate headdress, and Nyame Biribo Wo Soro, symbolizing hope, for "God is in the heavens". A colorful band of African cotton batik creates a harmonious contrast. The Ghanaian artisan carves the sese wood sculpture by hand and decorates it with painted details.

£77.02 Wholesale

£77.02
Sankofa African Adinkra Symbol Cotton Threadwork Wall Art

Ernestina Oppong Asante

(33)

This handcrafted threadwork wall art from Ernestina Oppong Asante features the sankofa, an adinkra symbol that is understood as "go back to your roots," a message conveyed through the form of a bird with its head turned backward. Adinkra symbols are visual icons that were introduced by the Akan peoples; they usually represent proverbs or concepts. The artisan places the cotton threads one by one as she creates the composition.

£67.01 Wholesale

£67.01
Adaptability Colorful Hand Carved Adinkra Symbol African Mask

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

By Ghana's Abdul Aziz Mohamadu, this colorful African mask is carved and painted by hand. A geometric shape flows across the forehead, bringing a message in the form of an adinkra symbol. Known as Nyinkyim, this adinkra means "twisting" in the Twi language and is a symbol of initiative, dynamism and versatility as well as toughness or adaptability.

£67.01 Wholesale

£67.01
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Adinkra Elephant Hand Carved Adinkra Symbol Sese Wood Folding Table

Awudu Saaed

(84)

Adorned with four Ghanaian adinkra symbols, this enchanting folding table is the perfect place for a stack of books or cup of tea. West African artisan Awudu Saaed carves the table from native sese wood and adds a trumpeting elephant in the center of the adinkra symbols. Here, the four symbols express God, caution against hypocrisy, unity, and love (clockwise from lower left).

£110.03 Wholesale

£110.03
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Adinkra Sankofa Decorative Beaded Mini African Stool with Adinkra Symbols

Victoria Agyepomaa

(37)

This decorative stool brings a touch of African culture to any home, crafted by hand of sese wood and accented with brass triangle motifs. Victoria Agyepomaa draws her inspiration from the traditional Adinkra motifs of the Ashanti tribe, depicting a sankofa bird with multicoloured beads of recycled glass, its form originating from the shape of a stylized heart. This symbol encourages us to learn from the past. The bottom part of the stool features an Akan symbol that reads Gye Nyame, symbolizing the supremacy of God.

£96.02 Wholesale

£96.02
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United Family in Brown Cedar Wood Round Brown Stool with Adinkra Symbols

Raphat Asigbey

(18)

Featuring a solid reddish-brown color, this Ghanaian stool is crafted by hand of cedar wood, featuring a round top and three legs. Designed by Raphat Asigbey, each leg is carved in the shape of a mask, celebrating the virtues of family life. The artisan gives the stool a rustic finish, accenting each face with embossed aluminum plate that depicts the Adinkra symbols Gye Nyame, Pempasie, and Akoko Nan, reflecting spirituality, readiness, and discipline.

£223.44 Wholesale

~~£249.08~~ £223.44
Sankofa Philosophy African Wood Wall Mask with Beaded Adinkra Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

Theophilus Anum designs a mask of impressive beauty crowned with the Sankofa bird, from the Akan adinkra symbol. Shaped like a bird with its head turned towards its back, it symbolizes learning from the past. The sese wood wall mask is crafted by hand featuring ornate embossed aluminum details.

£125.03 Wholesale

£125.03
Mother and Child Hand Carved African Accent Table with Adinkra Symbol

Winfred Korley

(10)

Ghanaian artisan Winfred Korley presents a hand-carved accent table with uniquely African appeal. The top of the table bears the adinkra symbol Gye Nyame, which means, "I fear none but God". Adinkra symbols are visual symbols introduced by the Akan peoples; they usually represent proverbs or concepts. The table's base depicts a mother holding her child close to her bosom. The artisan paints the table in black, red, and cream and gives it a distressed finish.

£292.09 Wholesale

£292.09
Gye Nyame Hand Made Ebony Wood Adinkra Symbol Pendant Bracelet

Robert Lanyo

(41)

A wooden Adinkra symbol centers this intriguing bracelet West Africa's Robert Lanyo. The artisan crafts the bracelet from black nylon cord with an adjustable sliding knot, hand knotting recycled plastic beads on either side of the ebony wood Adinkra symbol. The symbol is called gye nyame, which means, "there is nothing but the creation or God."

£23 Wholesale

£23
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My Lovely Bird, Adinkra Symbol Bird Wood Sculpture with Glass Beads

Kobina Asmah

(24)

£84.02 Wholesale

£84.02
Ashanti Wisdom II, Ashanti Adinkra Symbols Hand Carved Wood Wall Panel

Francis Agbete

(66)

£91.02 Wholesale

£91.02
Matemasie, Hand carved African Wood Mask with Adinkra Symbol

Awudu Saaed

(84)

£63.01 Wholesale

£63.01
None But God, Hand Carved and Painted Adinkra Symbol Masks (Pair)

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

£53.01 Wholesale

£53.01
Fear None but God, Hand Carved Adinkra Symbol Wood Mask from Africa

Anna Yawson

(31)

£43.01 Wholesale

£43.01
Coming back

Adinkra, Brown and Cream Wood Folding Table with Adinkra Symbols

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£151.04 Wholesale

£151.04
Sankofa Twins, African Wall or Table Masks with Adinkra Symbols (Pair)

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£151.04 Wholesale

£151.04
Ashanti Wisdom, Hand Carved Wood Wall Panel with Ashanti Adinkra Symbols

Francis Agbete

(66)

£101.03 Wholesale

£101.03
Dark Perseverance, Black Leather Belt with Aya Adinkra Symbol from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£68.74 Wholesale

~~£86.02~~ £68.74
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Orange Perseverance, Orange Leather Belt with Aya Adinkra Symbol from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£72.57 Wholesale

~~£91.02~~ £72.57
Chocolate Perseverance, Chocolate Leather Belt with Aya Adinkra Symbol from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£61.11 Wholesale

~~£77.02~~ £61.11
Ghanaian Nyame Biribi Wo Soro, Hand-Carved Painted Wood Sculpture of African Adinkra Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£63.01 Wholesale

£63.01
Gye Nyame Power, Decorative Box with Adinkra Symbol in Hand Carved Ebony Wood

Agnes Amponsah

(2)

£68.74 Wholesale

~~£77.02~~ £68.74
Except God, Rustic Carved Wood Wall Accent with Gye Nyame Adinkra Symbol

Musah Abdallah

(5)

£82.02 Wholesale

£82.02
Ghanaian Duafe, Hand-Painted Wood Sculpture of African Adinkra Duafe Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£65.01 Wholesale

£65.01
Ghanaian Akoma, Hand-Painted Wood Sculpture of African Adinkra Akoma Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£65.01 Wholesale

£65.01
Ghanaian Gye Nyame, Handmade Wood Sculpture of African Adinkra Gye Nyame Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£65.01 Wholesale

£65.01
Gye Nyame Throne, Rustic Adinkra Wood Wall Sculpture from Ghana

Frank Odei Amoani

(5)

£77.02 Wholesale

£77.02
Sword and Strength, Adinkra-Themed Cotton Cushion Covers from Ghana (Pair)

Justina Botwey

(15)

£34 Wholesale

£34
Bestseller

One Destiny, Tiger's Eye African Adinkra Unity Bracelet from Ghana

Ewurabena Blankson

(6)

£29 Wholesale

£29
New Adinkra, Handmade Sterling Silver Bird Pendant from Africa

Joycelyn Sena Zigah

(26)

£104.03 Wholesale

£104.03
Ese Ne Tekrema, Adinkra Ese Ne Tekrema Dangle Earrings from Ghana

Joycelyn Sena Zigah

(26)

£168.05 Wholesale

£168.05
Sankofa Head, African Wood Sankofa Mask Crafted in Ghana

Alex Ansah Ampofo

(1)

£191.06 Wholesale

£191.06
Eco Sankofa, Recycled Plastic Beaded Sese Wood Sankofa Decorative Chair

Malik Jabir Dodoo

(1)

£37 Wholesale

£37
African Heart, Hand Crafted African Wood Mask

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

£75.02 Wholesale

£75.02
Round Gye Nyame, Ebony Wood Circular Adinkra Dangle Earrings from Ghana

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£27 Wholesale

£27
Gye Nyame, Ghanaian Symbol Wood Key Strap with Recycled Glass Bead

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£12.99 Wholesale

£12.99
Stand Alone in Tan, Men's Hand Crafted Leather Wristband Bracelet from Africa

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£30.55 Wholesale

~~£39~~ £30.55
African Denkyem, Handcrafted Sese Wood Crocodile Earrings from Ghana

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£27 Wholesale

£27
Father of Unity, Sese Wood and Aluminum Plated Sculpture

Ibrahim Seyeed

(9)

£153.04 Wholesale

£153.04
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Elegant Gye Nyame, Ebony Wood Gye Nyame Adinkra Statuette from Ghana

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£56.01 Wholesale

£56.01
Adinkra Roots, Ebony Wood Adinkra Bird Dangle Earrings from Bali

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£20 Wholesale

£20
Our Values, Artisan Crafted West African Adinkra Theme Throne Ottoman

Kwasi Asante

(1)

£363.12 Wholesale

£363.12
Nkonsonkonson Pride, Adinkra-Themed Sese Wood Accent Table from Ghana

Raphat Asigbey

(18)

£247.08 Wholesale

£247.08
Blue Gye Nyame, Adinkra Gye Nyame African Sese Wood Mask from Ghana

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Bestseller

Gye Nyame House, Adinkra-Themed Sterling Silver Pendant from Ghana

Joycelyn Sena Zigah

(26)

£158.05 Wholesale

£158.05
Kwatakye Atiko Curls, Ebony Wood and Recycled Plastic Adinkra Necklace from Ghana

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
God Symbol, Eco-Friendly Sese Wood and Glass Bead Wall Art

Ali Ibrahim

(5)

£144.04 Wholesale

£144.04
Adinkra Passion, Ebony Wood Adinkra Ornaments from Ghana (Set of 4)

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£34 Wholesale

£34
Ram's Horns, African Ebony and Sese Wood Ram's Horn Adinkra Necklace

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Gye Nyame Elegance, Ebony Wood Gye Nyame Pendant Necklace from Ghana

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£37 Wholesale

£37
Rustic Funtumfumfu, Decorative Sese Wood Adinkra Comb from Ghana

Emmanuel Opoku Asante

(28)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Adinkra Secret, Adinkra Pattern Aluminum and Wood Decorative Box from Ghana

Habib Mustapha

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
African Antelopes, Ebony bookends

Kwaku Ofosuhene Apenteng

(6)

£105.03 Wholesale

£105.03
Ghanaian Symbol, Handmade Batik Wall Hanging with Gye Nyame Symbol on A Mask

K. Baka

(27)

£58.01 Wholesale

£58.01
Verdant Sankofa, Sankofa-Themed Rustic African Wood Mask from Ghana

Rapheal L. Commey

(6)

£65.01 Wholesale

£65.01
Dwennimmen Style, Wood Adinkra Dwennimmen Comb Wall Decor from Ghana

Emmanuel Opoku Asante

(28)

£53.01 Wholesale

£53.01
Sankofa Duo, Hand-Carved Cedarwood Adinkra Accent Table from Ghana

Raphat Asigbey

(18)

£268.09 Wholesale

£268.09
Gye Nyame Style, Wood Adinkra Gye Nyame Comb Wall Decor from Ghana

Emmanuel Opoku Asante

(28)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Colorful Villager, Handmade African Colorful Sese Wood Wall Mask from Ghana

Victoria Agyepomaa

(37)

£63.01 Wholesale

£63.01
Sankofa Birds, Hand Carved and Beaded Symbolic Bird Sculptures (Pair)

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

£96.02 Wholesale

£96.02
Adinkra Perfection, Handmade Adinkra-Themed Silk Wall Art from Ghana

Randy Abeka Abbam

(3)

£115.03 Wholesale

£115.03
Elephant Pot, Hand Crafted Elephant Decorative Vessel from Ghana

Kwasi Asante

(1)

£96.02 Wholesale

£96.02
I Fear None But God, Threadwork

Randy Abeka Abbam

(3)

£134.04 Wholesale

£134.04
Ghanaian Akoben, Handmade Wood & Ceramic Sculpture of African Akoben Symbol

Theophilus Anum

(13)

£65.01 Wholesale

£65.01
Malian Lady, Fair Trade Wood Mask

Victor Addo Biney

(5)

£170.05 Wholesale

£170.05
Traditional Fusion, Batik Bone and Leather Wristband Bracelet from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£26.73 Wholesale

~~£34~~ £26.73
Gye Nyame Helper, Ebony Wood Gye Nyame Letter Opener from Ghana

Robert Lanyo

(41)

£29 Wholesale

£29
Mmomudwan Shadow, Unique Hand Carved African Wooden Unity Sculpture

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

£77.02 Wholesale

£77.02
Gye Nyame Drop, Sese Wood Gye Nyame Pendant Necklace from Ghana

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Wheel of Fortune in Brown, Hand Crafted Brown Leather Lanyard

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£18.33 Wholesale

~~£23~~ £18.33
Wheel of Fortune in Black, Hand Crafted Black Leather Lanyard

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£18.33 Wholesale

~~£23~~ £18.33
Asase Ye Duru, Adinkra Asase Ye Duru Sese Wood Pendant Necklace from Ghana

Ali Mohammed

(99)

£48.01 Wholesale

£48.01
Akofena II, Handmade Red and Black Wood Wall Mirror from West Africa

Winfred Korley

(10)

£110.03 Wholesale

£110.03
Supporting Sankofa, Cedar Wood Sankofa Accent Table from Ghana

Raphat Asigbey

(18)

£258.08 Wholesale

£258.08
Enduring Strength in Black, Men's Black Leather Wristband Bracelet from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£30.55 Wholesale

~~£39~~ £30.55
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Gye Nyame II, Hand Carved Wood Wall Mask

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

£101.03 Wholesale

£101.03
Vixen, Eco-Friendly Sese Wood and Glass Beaded Bracelet

Eliasu Adams

(16)

£25 Wholesale

£25
Star of Hope, Floral Sterling Silver Pendant

Joycelyn Sena Zigah

(26)

£104.03 Wholesale

£104.03
Run Along in Black, African Artisan Crafted Black Leather Bracelet for Men

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£22.91 Wholesale

~~£29~~ £22.91
Enduring Strength, Men's Brown and Black Leather Wristband Bracelet from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£30.55 Wholesale

~~£39~~ £30.55
Enduring Strength in Tan, Men's Brown Leather Wristband Bracelet from Ghana

Gill Quarcoopome

(37)

£30.55 Wholesale

~~£39~~ £30.55

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