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Duafe Adinkra symbol — a carved wooden comb representing beauty, femininity, patience, and the practice of self-care in Akan tradition
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BEYOND THE HASHTAGS.

Long before self-care became a hashtag, the Akan people had the Duafe — a wooden comb symbolising beauty, femininity,...

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