Sentences with phrase «kente weavers»
[200] The term kente has its roots in the Akan word kɛntɛn which means a basket and the first kente weavers used raffia fibres to weave cloths that looked like kenten (a basket); and thus were referred to as kenten ntoma; meaning basket cloth.
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The two are 36 - year - old Kente weaver, Eklu Havor and Emmanuel Opoku, a 36 - year - old fetish priest.
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In 1995, the Agortime weavers decided to collectively celebrate and honour their lifetime occupation and the trade of their forefathers through the Kente Festival.
She said the Agortime Traditional Area has one of the highest concentration of weavers in Ghana and beyond and therefore urged all stakeholders to preserve the uniqueness of the Kente cloth to ensure the sustainability of the Kente weaving industry in the area and its surroundings.
The red, gold, and black color schemes of these hangings resemble traditional kente cloths made by Ghanaian weavers.