The Ashanti Empire was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century in what is now Ghana.…
Ghana Culture and Heritage
Ghana pulsates with life. From the bustle of downtown Accra to the atmospheric adobe villages of the north, from the…
Royal Cloth
Originally, the use of kente was reserved for Asante royalty and limited to special social and sacred functions.
Kente Cloth Details
Originally, kente cloth was black and white, but dyes were developed from different plants and a range of colors evolved.
Facts About Kente
The first country that comes to mind at the mention of Kente Cloth is Ghana, the West African country best known for…
Kente Information
Kente: It is composed of many strips of narrow cloth. The strips are in hand-woven in several parts of Ghana,…