Looking Back Pendant

The Adinkra  symbol Sankofa is  a mythical bird with its feet firmly planted forward with its head turned backwards. Sankofa is an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana.  The literal translation of the word and the symbol is “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”  The Akan believe the past serves as a guide for planning the future. To the Akan, it is this wisdom in learning from the past which ensures a strong future.

These are a variety of the Sankofa as pendants found in the Bead Markets of Ghana, W.Africa during Funky Frog’s many Bead Hunts over the years.