The popular view that it is a generally African cloth is flawed. My study found that the historical origins of Asante kente in the town of Bonwire were associated with a spider weaving its web.

More than fabric, African textiles are a medium of storytelling, weaving cultural narratives through intricate patterns and ...

Kente cloth is believed to have been produced as early as 1000 B.C. among the Akan and Ewe peoples of Western African in modern-day Ghana and Togo, according to the African American Intellectual ...

Congressional Democrats wore stoles made of Kente cloth during a moment of silence for George Floyd, drawing criticism from observers who felt they made the traditional African textile into a ...

“I am not sure what’s funnier, those ridiculous politicians wearing kente cloth or Cory Booker smartly opting out of that absurd performance,” tweeted bestselling author Roxane Gay. Karen ...

The Kente cloth is known in Akan as nwentoma ... In his effort he used all the motifs then known to weavers in weaving one cloth. In the end, he remarked that he had exhausted all the repertoire ...

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 ...

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 ...