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Gye Nyame - In God We Trust a.k.a. Where’s Your G Spot?. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3NS0XP2
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Gye Nyame - In God We Trust a.k.a. Where’s Your G Spot?. 2016. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3NS0XP2

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TitleGye Nyame - In God We Trust a.k.a. Where’s Your G Spot?
NameGikandi, Juandamarie (Creator), Jacobs, Peter (Photographer), Montclair History Society, Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild
Date Created2016
SubjectAfrican descent, Female, African descent, Female, Traditional Design Variation, Log Cabin / Courthouse Steps, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Long Arm Machine, self -stamped and hand-dyed batiks from Ghana, commercial Indonesian batiks, solid cotton jacquard, printed cotton
DescriptionThis quilt was inspired by the notion of justice within the courts. The Ghanaian Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame which is the focal point of this quilt, means “except for God,” Gye Nyame is at the center of the steps of justice leading into the courthouse. I selected the color blue because it is often associated with trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, faith, and truth. I hand- stamped the blue batik in Ghana in 2014. This quilt symbolizes my hope that the disproportionate numbers of young men of African descent in America entangled in our legal system can find faith and confidence in themselves that their lives matter. The quilting is a series of interlocking “G’s” representing Gye Nyame, God, and Gikandi.
Genrequilts
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3NS0XP2
CollectionCommon Heritage: Uncommon Quilts
Organization NameMontclair History Center
RightsIn Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/