Ghana's kente cloth weaving is a colorful tradition that has been handed down generations. Renowned for its vivid hues and ...

Kente cloth is a stunning and intricate textile originating from West Africa, particularly the Akan people of Ghana. Home. Some kente cloth colours and their meanings 02 November 2023 at 13:37 ...

Undoubtedly, one of Ghana’s cherished and priced heritage is Kente. It is a woven cloth with many beautiful brightly-patterned colours with different meanings.

Virgil Abloh's kente-inspired designs formed part of Louis Vuitton's Paris fashion show in January In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the ...

UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to ...

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.

It is known that Kente clothes have names, and adinkra symbols have meanings. Many have wondered what the kente and symbols in President John Mahama’s attire meant. In Ghanaian tradition, one ...

Some wear it as a badge of honor, others because the distinctive colors and geometric prints are just plain good looking.Then there are those for whom kente fills both bills.Kente – say KEHN-tay ...

The fashion show was filled with dancing and smiling on and off the runways with vibrant and artistic Kente cloth designs. Studio189/Dan Lecca By Kerane Marcellus · Updated September 24, 2023 ...

The kente cloth is a traditional African cloth – the colors and design hold a specific meaning. It is the most popular and best known of all African textiles. Originally, royalty exclusively wore ...