Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is an image of a variety of colours of the fabric with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Nsubura'. - - - - - 17 None Koforidua flowers : Ghana Flowers from Koforidua, Ghana This is the image of a fabric design with the Ghanaian given name 'Koforidua flowers' - - - - - 18 None Ani bere a enso gya : Ghana
Kente patterns vary in complexity, with each pattern having a name or message by the weaver. Ghanaians choose kente cloths as much for their names as their colors and patterns. Although the cloths are identified primarily by the patterns found in the lengthwise (warp) threads, there is often little correlation between appearance and name.
The Ghanaian Smock or Tani is a fabric worn by both women and men in Ghana. [1] It is the most popular traditional attire in the country. The fabric is called Tani in Dagbani, while the male and female wear are respectively called Bin'gmaa and Bin'mangli. The smock is formally worn with a hat (zipligu)/ scarf (bobga), footwear (muɣri), and a ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The fabric's design components include a colorful floral pattern and lines - including curved, diagonal, and spiral lines. [citation needed] In Ghana the different colours of this pattern are used for different occasions. The blue main motif is used by women after delivery, the black fabric of this design is used for funerals and the more ...
Sotho woman wearing a brown shweshwe dress. Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.
The fabric's design components includes a colored motif with lines and a flying bird on a plain or colored background in an oval shape. [ citation needed ] The colored motif comes in a variety of colors such as blue, yellow and green whereas the colored background of the bird comes in a variety of red, white and yellow backgrounds.
Desired patterns were a result of repetition of processes over time. Ghana: Adinkra symbols representing proverbs and aphorisms were stenciled on fabric using carved calabash stamps [23] and a vegetable-based dye to make Adinkra cloths traditionally worn by royalty and spiritual leaders. Adinkra cloths originated from the Bono Akan tribe of Ghana.