ASANTE WOMEN'S KENTE CLOTH 13, Ghana
Photographs © Tim Hamill
ASANTE (or ASHANTI), KENTE CLOTH 13, 76x41", $400,
SOLD, Ghana
Woven in narrow warp strips of rayon, formerly silk, this textile
begins and ends with a "head" of five design blocks. The name
for each Kente pattern is derived from the warp striping, though the designs
in the weft are also significant and have names. The wearing of Kente was
once the prerogative of the king and high-ranking chiefs, but today it can
be worn by other Asante on formal occasions. This size cloth is worn by
a woman; a full man's kente is usually about 7 x 11 feet.
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