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akofena

Twi/Akan · Akan (Asante), Ashanti Region · Symbol

'Sword of war': the adinkra symbol of crossed state swords, standing for state authority and gallantry (Willis, The Adinkra Dictionary, via adinkrasymbols.org; Hale 2013).

The akofena symbol shows two crossed swords.

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