African Kente weaving is a traditional craft that hails from Ghana and is famous for its vibrant colors and intricate ...

In his native Ghana, Dr. Kwaku Ofori-Ansa always knew that kente cloth had a special significance. “It was always around, but not something to be seen on a daily basis. It used to be for very, very ...

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 Adanwomase ...

The best metaphors come as naturally as sunrise; they aren’t forced or contrived. When you discover that kente cloth — real kente cloth, woven by hand, not the machine-made version — is the same both ...

- Perched in the center of a long, narrow loom, Francis Marfoh paddled two foot-treadles and worked school-bus yellow thread into a kente cloth pattern last week, onlookers around him marveling. This ...

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. Its origin has been traced to the ...

Q: I’ve seen fashion designers promoting clothing based on kente cloth from Ghana. Is it insensitive for non-Ghanaians to wear it? —Lilia Morris | New York City Colorful kente cloth—made of handwoven ...

A USA Today fact check ruled that the kente cloth sashes Democratic lawmakers wore to honor George Floyd “were historically worn by [the] empire involved in West African slave trade.” A group of ...

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. Its origin has been traced to the ...