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Kente Cloth
Ashanti Men, Ghana
African Heritage House
Nairobi, Kenya
This cloth is woven by men on a combination of narrow hand-and-foot looms. It is traditionally woven for Ashanti royalty who wear it for ceremonial occasions e.g. 'stooling' or kingship.
Details
- Title: Kente Cloth
- Creator: Ashanti Men, Ghana
- Manufacturer: Ashanti, Ghana
- Location Created: Ghana
- Type: Ceremonial robe
- Photographer: Alan Donovan
- Original Source: African Heritage House
- Rights: African Heritage House
- Medium: Originally silk, nowadays of cotton or rayon
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