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vi. Small Instruments

For the questions you sit with, the names you carry, the place you are starting from.

Tools for the daily work of keeping the thread. All coming, none rushed.

Coming soon
i.

The Guide

Ask anything. A name, a kingdom, a question your grandmother might have answered. A scholarly companion in the Obi Ulo voice, for the questions you didn't get to ask.

"Tell me about the Kingdom of Benin." · "Who was Queen Idia?" · "What is the Igbo concept of Obi?"
Coming soon
ii.

The Names

Type any African name and we will return the origin, meaning, and the proper diacritical spelling. Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Akan, Swahili, Amharic, Wolof, Zulu.

Adaeze · Chidinma · Ayọ̀ · Sankofa · Imani · Kofi · Aaliyah
Coming soon
iii.

The Starter

Three questions. One starting place. A short orientation that helps you find where to begin in the house, by what your family needs, not by what we sell.

For a child six or under · For a child seven to fourteen · For yourself
Coming soon
iv.

The Journal

A daily reflection prompt for keeping the thread. One question, one quiet minute. Save your reflections privately, build a family record over time.

"What did your mother cook when she missed home?" · "What name in your family carries a story?"
A few of the questions, while we build.

The Journal is not ready yet. The questions are. Sit with one. Write the answer down somewhere. The thread starts there.

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