kente Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Fashioning Africa

kente woven in a magenta, green & blue colour mix with yellow polyester thread

R6064/1 Textile; Kente

Posted on

This narrow strip woven kente cloth was created by an Ewe weaver at Joseph Wordu’s weaving workshop. He employs and trains male weavers and this type of plain cloth has long been woven in his workshop. These cloths are produced for everyday wear and are sold at his local textiles market in Agbozume. Like many Read More …

green kente cloth with designs in red and yellow

R6063 Textile; Kente

Posted on

This kente cloth was made by an unknown Ewe weaver from the Volta region of Ghana. Generically known as Asidanuvor in the Southern Volta region, this translates as ‘design cloth’ and refers to the intricate motifs and animals woven into the cloth. This earlier example of kente demonstrates fine, quality weaving, when cloths were woven Read More …

long narrow strip of kente cloth in bright red, yellow, green, blue, and white woven designs

R6062/6/2 Textile strip; Kente

Posted on

This kente cloth strip was collected from a shop at the Mokola Market in Accra in 2017. The shop sells numerous examples of these single strips and caters mainly for tourists. Kente refers to a textile that is made by weaving coloured cotton and silk strips in intricate geometric patterns, that are sewn together to Read More …

Kente strip woven with red, orange, white and green in a variety of zig zag patterns

R6062/6/1 Textile strip; Kente

Posted on

This narrow woven kente strip was collected from a shop at the Mokola Market in Accra. Its design is fairly new, featuring geometric patterns. It is an example of good quality strips made for general market, rather than being commissioned by specific customers. Kente refers to a textile that is made by weaving coloured cotton Read More …

Kente with stool motif in black, red, green and gold

R6062/5 Textile; Kente

Posted on

This Asante kente cloth is made from rayon. The design features a stool motif, alluding to chieftancy and power. Kente refers to a textile that is traditionally made by weaving coloured cotton and silk into varied and intricate patterns. The practice was originated by the Asante and Ewe people in Ghana. It was collected from Read More …

An orange, green and blue woven kente cloth

R6046/1 Textile; Kente

Posted on

This Asante kente cloth was made in Ghana before 1990. Kente refers to a textile that is made by weaving coloured cotton and silk into varied and intricate patterns. The practice was originated by the Asante and Ewe people in Ghana. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project. Creator: unknown Place: Ghana, West Africa, Read More …