Colorful kente cloth—made of handwoven silk and cotton—has been part of Ghanaian tradition for hundreds of years. The colors and patterns in any given piece tell a story.

Kente cloth has been a cloth of royalty. Its hand made woven process is what makes it rare and expensive. We wear it, we love it, but most of us have little clue of what the symbols and patterns mean.

Kente cloth has been a cloth of royalty. Its hand made woven process is what makes it rare and expensive. We wear it, we love it, but most of us have little clue of what the symbols and patterns mean.

Mr. John Patrice Kedze, Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, has called for an inventory of kente patterns in the country in order to secure copyright for designers of ...

Age-old craft is practiced traditionally in Ghana, but plans are underway for an exhibit on Staten Island STATEN ISLAND, NY - RICHMOND - Perched in the center of a long, narrow loom, Francis ...

Kente-cloth patterns can also be seen on ties, scarves, backpacks, book covers, pillows, bedspreads . . . even shower ** curtains. It would be no exaggeration to say that this richly textured ...

Kente cloth patterns also can be seen on ties, scarves, backpacks, book covers, pillows, bedspreads . . . even shower curtains. It would be no exaggeration to say that this richly textured fabric, ...

The patterns in the cloth have different meanings, tell a variety of stories. Through photographs and videotape, the exhibition demonstrates what kente cloth is and how it is made.