Weekly special with Kente Designs for Ladies



Kente

Wondering what is Kente?

means basket comes from Ashanti dialect.

but a lot we know Kente is a brightly colored cloth consisting of separate strips sewn together  usually made in Ghana.

 The design of kente cloth features many geometric patterns, and each pattern has a specific meaning, relating to the history or beliefs of the Ashanti people. Before becoming a master weaver, a person must learn the meanings of all of the patterns and how to create them. 

Some of the meanings of kente patterns are described below: 

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 Afa - I have taken it. 

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Ohene Anewa - The king's eye, The king sees everything 

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Nkyimkyim - Zigzag, Life is not a straight path 


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Fatene - You go straight away to Agyeman means "Born fourteenth"

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Niata - Two-edged sword







Here are some of the kente designs you can make through kente fabrics even you can mix with normal fabrics,lace  or satin: 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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