The Akan and the Asante tribes of West Africa both use “Adinkra” symbols. In West Africa, many symbols are used to convey messages and values within a community. These symbols are considered sacred, and were primarily used in ceremonial and religious contexts. In Africa, where record of the oldest human communities lie, there are many tribal families that use symbols to tell stories and provide information, reminders and lessons. Symbols are visual keys that have meaning to people with a common heritage around a given symbol. Greens is usually used for life, growth, freshness and healing while white signifies hope, purity and light.
Red is used for danger, daring, urgency and energy and blue denotes peace, calmness, confidence and affection. Purple commonly means royalty, luxury, wisdom, and passion and yellow is used for joy, energy and warmth. Each color and each symbol has a certain meaning.īlack is usually used to denote power, evil, death, and mystery while grey is commonly used to mean security, authority, maturity and stability. The Suri tribe live in remote parts of southwestern Ethiopia and Sudan and decorate their bodies in a variety of colourful ways(Image: Mario Gerth/HotSpot Media)Īfrica has an estimated total of 3000 tribes, all of which vary incredibly in terms of language, culture and traditions.įace paint is usually made out of clay with different hues using dried plants and flowers. Face painting indicates status and they convey a strong cultural meaning. It also functions as social markers, distinguishing boys from men, men from older men, men from women and members of the tribe from outsiders. The make-up, often in the form of face paint, is used for many different reasons and can signify many different things such as hunting, religious and traditional reasons, military purposes or to scare an enemy. Tribal make-up plays a key role in many of the various groups. With many different tribes across the continent, beauty trends and ideals vary but are similar in significance amongst many tribes. Africa is a continent rich in different cultures, traditions, languages and perceptions of beauty.
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