KENTE CLOTH
Kro kro kro kro,
Hin, hin, hin, hin, Kro hin, kro hin, kro kro kro,
Hin hin hin, Kro hin Kro
Asante Bonwire Kente yi di3 menhunu bi da oh…
The sound of folk music accompanies a rhythmic movement of the hands and feet of master craftsmen who steadily compose on rudimentary looms one of the world’s most beautiful textiles: the Kente cloth. Popular amongst weavers of Ashanti and Ewe tribes in Ghana, Kente weaving is both performative and gendered, evoking the dexterity and creativity of the master craftsman.
“Like many textile traditions, The origin of Kente is shrouded in mythology."
Like many indigenous textile traditions around the world, the origin of Kente is shrouded in mythology. According to Akan folklore, two brothers, while on a hunting expedition, discovered the technique from a spider weaving its web. While this
