has called for an inventory of kente patterns in the country in order to secure copyright for designers of the "national cloth." He observed that designs of kente were being abused by many local ...

Kente cloth and the vibrant prints based on its patterns are everywhere: in black churches as narrow columns of colorful fabric cascading over the shoulders of chorus members; on crowded urban ...

Kente cloth and the vibrant prints based on its patterns are everywhere: in African-American churches as narrow columns of colorful fabric cascading over the shoulders of chorus members ...

With kente cloth, Embil said, “Two people can communicate with what they are wearing — without saying any words. You can visually talk to people.” The patterns in the cloth have different ...

kente cloth also is now hand-woven by machine in Ghana. In America, kente is not reserved for formal occasions. You can get your dose of the patterns in tablecloths, wall hangings and, if you’re ...

Kente cloth and the vibrant prints based on its patterns seem to be everywhere on ties, scarves, backpacks, book covers, pillows, bedspreads … even shower curtains. But most of what is around is ...