Circles Pendant

During a Bead Hunt Funky Frog made a big order from the Kokofrom Cooperative outside Kumasi. The process these metal smiths are using is the same as their ancestors… back then it was gold now it is any metal they can get their hands on!! If you would like to see the intricate process check out the blog here …

While there we browsed and some fun beads and pendants already made that we found beautiful, caught our eye. This Circles Pendant is part of that batch.

It is a circle 1 3/4″ in diameter with an embossed Adinkra Symbol, Circles or ‘Adinkrahene’ . This is considered the  ‘Chief of the adinkra symbols’ as a symbol of greatness, charisma and leadership. It signifies the importance of playing a leadership role. And this pendant has 5 of these circles embossed on a circle…