If you’ve ever been puzzled about the kente cloth patterns, designs, how it is made or are just curious about the origin of the kente fabric, then you would love this. We have gathered some helpful information from the Kente collection on clipkulture. Enjoy! 1.What Do the Colours of Kente Cloth Represent? 2.Folklore Behind the…
One of the things we love about the Ghana traditional marriage or engagement ceremony is the outfit worn by the bride and groom. The fabric used to make outfits for Ghanaian couples for their ceremony is “Kente”. Kente is the Ghanaian traditional cloth; handwoven with strips of silk and cotton and worn for special occasions…
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…
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…
Lovely bride Adorned in krobo head, neck, arm beads and Bangles.
