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A pair of interlocking spirals meeting in a knotted centre.
Also known as: Gye Nyame symbol, Except for God, Akan supremacy symbol, Interlocking spirals
Gye Nyame is the most widely reproduced adinkra symbol and translates roughly as 'except for God' — an assertion of the supremacy of God. It is the one adinkra symbol most Ghanaians will name unprompted, and it appears on currency, buildings and cloth.
Denotes the omnipotence and supremacy of God in Akan tradition, its name meaning approximately 'except for God'.
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Is the most widely reproduced of the adinkra symbols, appearing on Ghanaian currency, public buildings and printed cloth.
Contexts: Public information
Belongs to a living Akan tradition rather than to the Ghanaian state; adinkra symbols are cultural rather than national emblems.
Contexts: Public information
Two curved arms spiralling in opposite directions from a central knot, forming a shape with rotational rather than mirror symmetry.