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Kente

The Kente cloth


The Kente cloth is an indigenous Ghanaian textile, made of interwoven cloth strips of silk and cotton. Kente is made in Akan lands, in Ghana, from the historic Ashanti Kingdom. The Ewe people of Ghana claim they are the originators of kente weaving.

 It is believed that the name kente is derived from the ewe language kete which symbolizes the alternative rhythmic movement of the weaving of the kente cloth.Where Ke and Te means open and close. However the main creators are the Bonwire people of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

The designs and motifs in kente cloth are traditionally abstract, but some weavers also include words, numbers and symbols in their work today to make it more beautiful.

Kente was once woven only to be worn by the Kings, or  burning very important occasions. But now the cloth is worn whenever an individual so desires to wear it. It is worn in churches, during rites of passage, Award ceremonies etc. 


This is a YouTube video giving more information on the kente cloth and how it is made.



 

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