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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 Ypsilanti District Library is currently displaying "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity." The traveling exhibit has been made possible through "NEH on the Road" - a ...

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 ...

TaMara Howard shares her quilting projects featuring Kente textile designs. TaMara Howard, owner of Folk Quilts, describes the centuries-old history of the colorful and symbolic Ghanaian textile ...

Kente is indigenous to the Asante kingdom, in what is now Ghana. Skilled artisans have been weaving the cloth for hundreds of years; its intricate pattern, a geometry of quadrangles and golden ...

The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth Margaret Musgrove. Blue Sky Press (AZ), $16.95 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-590-98787-5 ...

There was Kente cloth for Africa, there was black for #MeToo and white for, well no one is quite sure. Members of Congress and the first family wore various colors and items to tonight's State of ...

Congressional Democrats wore stoles made of Kente cloth during a moment of silence for George Floyd, drawing criticism from observers who felt they made the traditional African textile into a ...