This is a pan African symbol of unity found in several African cultures. It is popular with the Yoruba, Hausa, Bushongo etc. This knot symbol literaly means unity. It traditionally means that everyone in the community must search for ways to unite one another for the development of the community rather than divide it. This African symbol shows the importance of unity and the involvement of everyone in community development in a typical African setting. Today, the symbol is also adopted as one of the principles of Kwanzaa. It is known as Umoja in Kwanzaa. It is known by different names; Yoruba knot, Arewa knot, etc. The symbol is seen on old Yoruba clothes such as aso oke, aso etu, etc. An example of such clothes could be found at Seriki Faremilekun Williams Abass's Slave Museum and Brazilian Baracoon built in the 1840's in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria. In Yorubaland, it symbolizes respect for community, unity of purpose and how everyone's action affect the society either p...