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African Symbols
Found on Cornell University's African
Scripts web site. "Nsibidi is a writing system of the Ejagham
people of Nigeria. It is seen on tombstones, secret society buildings,
costumes, ritual fans, headdresses, textiles, and in gestures, body and
ground painting... (Source: charts for Nsibidi and the Vai syllabary are
from Maude Wahlman's book Signs and Symbols: African Images in African
American Quilts.) " Among other things, these symbols are used
as magic charms.
Figure 1: Nsidibi Symbols of Eastern Nigeria
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Figure 2: Stamps of the Andinkra Symbols of
Andinka Links:
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