The choice of symbols as a motif is very important and remains a powerful tool to convey messages behind a design. This study aims to enlighten
designers, scholars in the field of fine
arts, instructors of fashion clothing and textile,historians, vendors and consumers on the selection
criteria of various symbols embodied as motifs on the adorn toghu cloth. Through audience interviews,
exploration of archives, Internet sources and descriptive research methods, the
authors have identified fifty symbols. The majority of the symbols used as motifs on toghu clothes were obtained in the
national museums, while others were a collection from Ghana and Nigeria. Their
significance was determined to be not
limited to their aesthetics, but also served as a tool of communication of traditional wisdom, unity of purpose, feelings,
distinguishing of persons, preservation of
cultural values in the society and cross-cultural exchange amongst
ethnic groups and across the borders. Some of the
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