Adinkra Hair Pin Set, Akan Pins, Gold Afrocentric Set Of 2

Set of 2 gold Adinkra hair pins: Adorn your updos, buns, twists, braids, & locs with these beautiful Adinkra hair pins. The richly detailed, brass castings used on the hair pins are handmade by Ghanaian artisans using traditional techniques (lost-wax casting) & tools. The minor imperfections add to their beauty & attest to their handcrafted nature. The cast brass pieces are attached to gold-plated brass hair pins. The hair pins are hand polished & finished with a museum-quality, microcrystalline wax. The wax adds a smooth finish that protects the metal & your hair. The finished hair pins measure 3 inches long & ¾ inches at the widest point. Created by the Akan people of Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire, Adinkra are symbols that not only decorate but communicate! Found on fabric, pottery, buildings, & even traditional gold weights, Adinkra represent both objects & the philosophy of the Akan people. Dwennimmen (ram) is the Adinkra symbol for humility & endurance. It also represents wisdom & learning. The ram will courageously fight its adversaries when appropriate. It will also surrender to slaughter. This symbolizes that there is wisdom is knowing when to fight & when to have the humility to learn & to adapt. You will receive a set of 2 Dwennimmen hair pins. They will arrive in an Ankara fabric protective sleeve. ©2021 to present FierceLoveSoul LLC All copyright & intellectual property rights in the images, text, & designs are the property of FierceLoveSoul LLC. Adinkra Hair Pin Set, Akan Pins, Gold Afrocentric Set Of 2