Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...

Tutu named the cloth “kente,” meaning basket, and adopted the fabric as a royal cloth for special occasions. Tutu, who lived from 1660 to 1712 or 1717, unified several small Asante kingdoms ...

which custom designs and imports kente cloth. A specific abstract kente pattern might be affiliated with a particular clan or royal lineage, somewhat similar to Scottish tartans. Anyone wearing ...

which custom-designs and imports kente cloth. A specific abstract kente pattern might be affiliated with a particular clan or royal lineage, somewhat similar to Scottish tartans. Anyone wearing ...

Q: I’ve seen fashion designers promoting clothing based on kente cloth from Ghana. Is it insensitive for non-Ghanaians to wear it? —Lilia Morris | New York City Colorful kente cloth—made of ...

Time was when the kente was a strictly royal cloth reserved only for the most special of occasions and the elite of Ghanaian societies. Today the kente is widely available to all of us ...

The kente cloth is a traditional African cloth – the colors and design hold a specific meaning. It is the most popular and best known of all African textiles. Originally, royalty exclusively wore ...

As Juneteenth approaches, a new exhibit at the Black Archives of Mid-America is educating visitors on a long-standing tradition.

The Chiefs and members of the Agotime Development Association of North America (ADANA) have announced the celebration of the ...

And so they were amazed by the web that this spider was creating, and they went home and made their first Kente cloth out of raffia tree. And it was so beautiful that the royal family decided to ...