Kente Cloth

History Of Kente Cloth

Kente cloth originated from the Ashanti people of Ghana. It was made 375 years from today. The idea was made in a village called Bonwire. In legend, Kurugu and Ameyaw were two brothers from a village who saw a spider spinning a web.

How Its Made

Kente cloth is made by Asante and Ewe weavers. One of the most expensive colored textiles used for clothing textiles used for clothing is Ghanian kente cloth, made by Asante and Ewe weavers.

What Kente Cloth is used for

Kente is an Akan royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance an is cloth of kings and nobility. The also have different colors and meanings.

The colors and meanings

Black is for maturation or /and intensified spiritual energy. Green is for vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth, and spiritual renewal. Blue is for peacefulness, harmony and love. Gold and purple stands for royalty, wealth, high status, glory, and spiritual purity.

Who wears kente cloth

Kente cloth is worn by almost every Ghanian tribe. Kente comes from the word kenten, which means basket in the Asante dialect of Akan.