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Kente textile, Ghana
305 x 190cm1st half 20th centuryID 2166£ 1,500.00An usually large and beautiful Ewe cloth - a Ghanian textile, originating from Bonwire in the Ashanti region. Made of handwoven cloth, with strips of silk and cotton, and embroidered abstract shapes. Historically these textiles were worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among the Akan. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions.