Garment & Textile · Fabric
Kente Cloth
Ghanaian strip-woven cloth, historically for royalty.
Origin
Ghana
Era
17th cent.
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Industrialist View
Asante and Ewe. 4" wide strips hand-loomed then sewn together.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Each pattern has a name and meaning.
Construction & Use
Royal Ghanaian cloth.