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Africa 's textile heritage is a colorful tapestry of history, culture, and artistry. The continent's diverse textile techniques, passed down generations, reflect cultural identities of various ...

Kente cloth has been a cloth of royalty. Its hand made woven process is what makes it rare and expensive. We wear it, we love it, but most of us have little clue of what the symbols and patterns mean.

It is art, and art is expensive. The fabric comes with royalty. Also, Kente cloth is so special because each Kente pattern was unique and had its own name.

Kente is indigenous to the Asante kingdom, in what is now Ghana. Skilled artisans have been weaving the cloth for hundreds of years; its intricate pattern, a geometry of quadrangles and golden ...

11. Kente gown with handmade 3D details This Kente wedding dress is a testament to traditional artistry, with handmade 3D details that bring the Kente fabric to life.

Kente refers to fabrics made up of vibrant patterns and colors. Each pattern in the cloth tells a different story, many of which celebrate wisdom, unity or spirituality.

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But Kente cloth is also a rich cultural story and kind of lets them know about that storytelling tradition. How important is it to let kids see, feel, touch and learn about these things?

We in Ghana have absolute confidence in our fashion sense. We also happen to believe that the most beautiful and most dramatic fabric on this Earth is the kente, which is, of course, Ghanaian.