How to Buy Kente Cloth
1. The best place to buy authentic Kente Cloth is directly from Ghana or from someone who has a Ghanaian supplier. 2. When buying Kente, take note that the authentic Kente fabric is hand woven from individual threads. Imitation fabrics that look like Kente are actually prints. 3. Imitation Kente cloth are usually cheaper in…
10 Facts You Should Know About the Kente Cloth
1. “Kente” is a word in the Ashanti language of Ghana, which means “basket”. Ironically, the Ashanti people call the Kente fabric “nwentoma” which means “woven cloth”. 2. Authentic Kente fabric is woven by the Ewe and Ashanti tribes in Ghana. 3. The Kente cloth is known as the fabric with the most complicated weavings…