Adinkra Cloth

Another fun day in Lakeview's art room!     Today we worked on finishing our Mexican yarn art by completely  filling in our yarn art wall hangings.

We also started our next project....creating an African Adinkra Cloth!   We began by learning all about the fabric art of Ghana, Africa.

We used found objects (cork, cardboard, and even celery!) and paint to create prints on paper. We focused on patterns and line designs.   Today was spent practicing working with the stamps and patterns.  

Initially the cloths were made for royalty to be worn at religious ceremonies. Adinkra cloth is decorated with
traditional symbols that covey the thoughts and feelings of the person wearing them. The fabric of adinkra cloth is divided into squares by lines drawn using a bark dye and then stamped with gourds that have been carved with designs.