CALMIE AFRICAN DIARY: THE KENTE CLOTH FROM GHANA w Recording (draft)

Published: June 10, 2020, 11 a.m.

Kente, known as nwentoma in Akan, is an indigenous Ghanaian textile, made of interwoven cloth strips of silk and cotton. Kente is made in Akan lands, in Ghana, from the historic Ashanti Kingdom, including the towns of Bonwire, Adanwomase, Sakora Wonoo, and Ntonso in the Kwabre areas of the Ashanti Region.