The true story of Kente lies with the Ewe people, whose weaving legacy significantly predates its adoption by the Asantes. In conclusion, Kente is such a beautiful cloth and should be projected ...

Ghana’s iconic Kente cloth has been inscribed onto UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This global recognition under the 2003 Convention for Safeguarding ...

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana’s Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there’s a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the ...

Marfoh said he didn't remember learning the craft since boys in his village were brought into the trade at an early age, starting to spin cotton around age 6. In Bonwire, kente has traditionally ...

According to Asante oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti Region. With time, some parts of Northern Ghana also produce another kind of Kente which is fast catching up too.

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Samira Bawumia commissions ultramodern Bonwire Kente Museum « Prev Next » Comments (0) Listen to Article Share: A picture of Samira Bwumia, Afua Asantewaa and Serwaa Amihere at the event ...

The first phase of the Bonwire Kente Museum in the Ashanti Region has been commissioned to help boost tourism and the local economy. The construction of the multi-structure Kente Museum is to ...

Analysis - Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the ...