Kente Cloth

    Have you ever wondered what people in many other cultures wear? Today we are going to learn about what the Ashanti people of Ghana wear. 

Well they wear kente cloth. Kente cloth is a thin strips of cloth woven together on narrow looms. The Ashanti people wear it in times of extreme importance and it was the cloth of the king.

What is kente cloth

What the colors and patterns mean

Kente cloth has many meanings and color is one. Here are some examples, black means maturity, blue means peace, green means planting, red means sacrifice, and gold/yellow means royalty. Kente can also mean things like common motifs, religious beliefs, and political commentary .Kente cloth was woven for kings and each were unique whoever tried to reproduce the same pattern as the king were severely punished

What Kente cloth is like

Kente cloth was created in the 17th century. Kente cloth is a type of silk and cotton fabric and it was inspired by a spider web. It takes between 3 days to a month to make Kente cloth. Kente cloth is thin strips of cloth, woven together on narrow looms.

Kente cloth in Ghana

 Kente cloth reflects the history of the Ashanti people.The Kente cloth has grown to become a symbol of West Africa. Kente cloth is a very important fabric of Ghana and is worn by almost every Ghanaian tribe.

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