kente made in
ghana
Kente, known as nwentom in Akan, is
a type of silk and cotton fabric made of
interwoven cloth strips made and native
to the Akan ethnic group of Ghana. Kente
is made in Akan lands such as the Ashanti
Kingdom, including the towns of Bonwire,
Adanwomase, Sakora Wonoo, and Ntonso
in the Kwabre areas of the Ashanti Region.
This fabric is worn by almost every Gha-
naian tribe. Kente comes from the word
kenten, which means basket in the Asante
dialect of Akan. Akans refer to kente as
nwentoma, meaning woven cloth. It is an
Akan royal and sacred cloth worn only in
times of extreme importance and was the
cloth of kings. Over time, the use of kente
became more widespread. However, its
importance has remained and it is held in
high esteem by Akans.
A variety of kente patterns have been
invented, each traditionally associated
with a certain concept or set of concepts.
[5] For example, the Obaakofoo Mmu Man
pattern symbolizes democratic rule; Emaa
Da, novel creativity and knowledge from
experience; and Sika Fre Mogya, respon-
sibility to share monetary success with
one’s relations.
Legend has it that kente was first made by
two Akan friends who went hunting in
an Asanteman forest and found a spider
making its web. The friends stood and
watched the spider for two days then re-
turned home and implemented what they
had seen.
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