Gye Nyame necklace means God First,Sterling silver adinkra handmade pendant,Africa Cultural jewelry afrocentric

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Gye Nyame Silver necklace, means God First ,handmade Adinkra Silver Pendant

Gye Nyame, meaning “except for God,” symbolizes God’s omnipotence through the knowledge that people should not fear anything except for God.
Award winning New Orleans metal and jewelry artist Chester Allen designs and make many variations with this adinkra symbol. Not just knowledge from a book, but wisdom from the ancestors, the elders and the Creator.

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Adinkra is a cotton cloth produced in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire which has traditional Akan symbols stamped upon it.
The adinkra symbols represent popular proverbs and maxims, record historical events, express particular attitudes or behavior related to depicted figures.
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