The Symbolism of Colour in Ghanaian Indigenous Spirituality
In Ghanaian indigenous spirituality, colour is far more than mere decoration. It is a sophisticated language—a “material-semiotic system” that mediates relationships between the living, the ancestral, and the spiritual forces that shape existence. A recent study of Akan, Dagomba, and Ewe communities found that the symbolic meanings and material practices of colour actively construct spiritual,…