Africa Textiles, Ghana : Kente Cloth

Kente cloth is a textile from Ghana. Strips of  hand-woven cloth are stitched together to form larger pieces of cloth. It is used for ceremonies and the Akan symbols and motifs have meaning . There are many varieties and you can see some below in a photo by Jntolva

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Weaving Kente cloth

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Kente cloth weaver

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This bibliography with references about Kente Cloth by Ruth Hodges is a bit dated now (1994) but it may be helpful to anyone studying Kente textiles. Ms. Hodges was Reference Librarian at  Howard University’s, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.

Another link you might like to follow

History and Significance of Ghana’s Kente Cloth

Suggested Books (US)

• The Spider Weaver: A Legend Of Kente Cloth
• Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity (Ucla Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series, No. 2)
• The Art of African Textiles

Suggested Books (UK)

• The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth
• Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity (Fowler Museum Textile Series)
• The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

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