African Kente Clothing. The history of African kente cloth goes back to the 12th century when these colorful fabrics were worn by African royalty. Shop online for tees tops hoodies dresses hats leggings and more.
Womans African Traditional clothing Kente kente dress kente fashion Ghana kente cloth for women Ankara dresses for women Ankara dress African print fashion African fashion dress. The history of African kente cloth goes back to the 12th century when these colorful fabrics were worn by African royalty. Kente fabric is also produced by Akan groups in Cote dIvoire like the Baoule and Anyin who trace their ancestry back to Ghana before the rise of the Ashanti Empire.
The Ashanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is seen here in a kente at a durbar in 2018 Originally you could tell the difference between an Ashanti kente and the Ewe kete a.
FREE Shipping on orders over 25 shipped by Amazon. In our series of letters from African journalists Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the global popularity of her countrys fabric in the wake of it appearing in a Louis Vuitton fashion show. Kente is a meaningful sartorial device as every aspect of its aesthetic design is intended as communication. FREE Shipping on orders over 25 shipped by Amazon.
