African Textile Directory
The Kente Textile
Jan
Kente Cloth is probably the most universally recognised of all African Fabrics.
Kente Cloth first gained exposure on the international scene with the rise of Kwame Nkrumah and the Independence of Ghana in 1957.
The Kente Textile
The fact that the handwoven Kente was expensive, difficult to obtain, often uncomfortably warm & heavy, and hard to tailor led to the production of mill-woven roller printed cloths in a variety of Kente patterns beginning about 1960.
Asante and Ewe weavers naturally object to calling this material Kente but it has entered popular parlance as such.
@luuceea is seen here rocking one of our Kente prints. You can check here to select from a wide range of the kente prints we have in store.
Predominantly Green Kente means vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth and spiritual renewal.
