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Have you ever wondered where our beautiful kente cloth comes from or originated? Do you know who taught us how to weave one of the important national identities we have as Ghanaians? Permit me to enlighten you.
Kente is one of the most cherished cultural symbols we have and uphold in Ghana. This brightly colored material is not just beautiful, but an internationally recognized brand attributed with the Akan and Fante people of the country.
It is usually made from thin strips of cotton that are interlaced to form a slightly thick fabric. But it is at times made with very expensive and sophisticated patterns of cotton which is mostly meant for royalty and worn on special occasions.
But who is the custodian and originator of this beautiful piece of artwork?
Long ago, there lived two brothers, Kurugu and Ameyaw in a small town called Bonwire. Back then, the primary source of living for every household was farming and hunting. They used to farm and hunt for food, skin animals for clothings, and sell their goods for income as well.
Once day, as the two brothers were surveying the thick bushes of Bonwire, hoping to sight an animal for hunting they came across a spider on top of a tree weaving its web. They were quite intrigued by this and stood still, observing the crafty spider. They stood till the understood the spider's weaving mechanism.
The spider web's mechanism source
As they were heading back home from their hunt, they collected some black and white fibers from a raffia tree and went home to try their hands on it. After a few hours and with several attempts, they made their first kente cloth and presented it to their community elders and their people.
Since then, Bonwire has been the sole producer of most of the kente clothes in the country and contribute significantly to the ministry of tourism within the nation. Kente clothes are quite expensive. Some sell for as much as $140 for just a few yards. This is the reason why Bonwire get suitable funding from inter-cultural projects and contribute immersely to the revenue of the country.
Pattern of kente cloth source
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