Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people ... It is made on a hand-operated loom. This creates a design iconography that reflects Asante philosophy, moral values, historical ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital ... Models parade along a makeshift runway in outfits that designers created out of discarded materials ...

In recent years, there has been an increase in the wearing of local prints, predominantly on days like Fridays, and in special instances like throughout March in celebration of Ghana Month.

A 93-year-old Ghanaian, Mary Soma Otoo, has narrated how Ghana's first president ... and the corporate look to work and instead flanked cloth to represent their culture under Nkrumah.

He is the convener of the Rights of Nature Ghana Movement. Asante kente is a cloth that embodies the cultural ... This creates a design iconography that reflects Asante philosophy, moral values ...

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people ... Hence the need for a scholarly probe into its historical origins and design iconography. Annual rituals are performed in the ...