How Kente festival is celebrated?
Celebrations. During the festival, a durbar of chiefs and their subjects put on display different types of the Kente. There is also a competition of Kente weavers and the best is crowned the winner. During the evening, there is also ‘Miss Kente’ where they are selected.
Why do the people of bonwire celebrate Kente festival?
Celebrations. It is celebrated to promote and mark the invention of the Kente industry in the town of Bonwire. The festival also intends to assert the influence of the Kente as cloth from Ghana. The chiefs and the inhabitants of Bonwire wear Kente clothes and various designs they sewn.
Who brought Kente weaving in Ghana?
The origins of the Kente cloth go back 400 years to West Africa, in what is now modern day Ghana. While its invention is often attributed to the people of the Ashanti Tribe, the Kente cloth may have instead been invented by the people in the Ewe Tribe, who later shared the tradition with the Ashanti.
Where in Ashanti region do we weave Kente?
The Ashanti version of kente with its characteristic patterns is the best known and most popular around the world. In the Ashanti Region it is woven in specific locations like Kumasi, Bonwire, Adanwomase, Sakora Wonoo, Ntonso and Kwabre.
What country is kente cloth from?
Ghana
Kente cloth, the traditional or national cloth of Ghana, is worn by most southern Ghanaian ethnic groups including the Akan, the Ga, and the Ewe.
How long does it take to weave Kente?
How long does it take to make a Kente Cloth? Depending on measurements but mostly the design, it can take between 3 days to a month. You can create a design by how the thread is faced and then the weaving is an easy job.
Who wore the kente cloth?
Kente cloth, the traditional or national cloth of Ghana, is worn by most southern Ghanaian ethnic groups including the Akan, the Ga, and the Ewe.