Amma Prempeh, recently appointed Kente Ambassador, is taking proactive steps to revitalise Ghana's kente weaving industry at Bonwire in the Ashanti Region. Her efforts aim to address critical ...
- Perched in the center of a long, narrow loom, Francis Marfoh paddled two foot-treadles and worked school-bus yellow thread into a kente cloth pattern last week, onlookers around him marveling. This ...
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What are the origins of the Asante's famous kente cloth? I traced its history to find out
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...
Feminist Africa, Vol. 4, No. 1, African Women Workers in a Changing World (2023), pp. 153-178 (26 pages) Asante weaving traditions have survived relatively unchanged for more than 300 years. Yet the ...
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Can Ghana’s new claim over Kente change the way fashion brands use African designs?
Ghana is taking a bold step in making an unprecedented move to protect “Kente”, its centuries-old handwoven fabric, by ...
Ghana’s Kente Ambassador, Amma Prempeh, has reacted to the renowned handwoven textile, Kente’s earns the recognition as a Geographical Indication (GI) status. This marks a historic and transformative ...
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...
Dickson Adom (Ph.D.) receives funding from Gower Street Foundation, U.K., and Botanic Gardens International, U.K. He works as a Senior Member in the Department of Educational Innovations in Science ...
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