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Printex Limited [1] is a privately owned textile manufacturing company headquartered in Accra, the capital of Ghana, with over 500 employees. The company was established in 1958 as Millet Textile Corporation (MTC), producing mainly terry towels. [ 2 ]
Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion among the Asante, Akan and Ewe people. According to Asante oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread ...
Yoruba Woman in Aso oke Ewe Kente. Asante Kente: [8] [9] [10] The Asante were the dominant people of West Africa's Gold Coast, present-day Ghana. Controlling the only source of gold available, the Asante traded with other African states and later with Europeans after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century. With their wealth and a rich ...
Manufacturers across Africa include ABC Wax, Woodin, Uniwax, Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL), and GTP (Ghana Textiles Printing Company), the latter three being part a part of the Vlisco Group. [16] These companies have helped reduce the prices of African wax prints in the continent when compared to European imports.
Bonwire is a town in Ghana, located in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal district within the Ashanti Region. [1] The town is located about 18 km on the Kumasi-Mampong road. [2] According to Akan oral tradition, Kente originates from Bonwire.
Akosombo Textile Limited (ATL) is a textile company in Ghana that produces real wax and African Fancy prints with 100% cotton. It is located on the grounds next to the Akosombo Dam in the Eastern Region. [1] It has weaving, spinning and finishing facilities. [2] It has four fabric labels: ATL, ABC, Treasure and Inspiration. [3]
An Ewe stripweave from Ghana. Stripweave is a textile technique in which large numbers of thin strips of cloth are sewn together to produce a finished fabric. Most stripweave is produced in West Africa from handwoven fabric, of which the example best known internationally is the kente cloth of Ghana. [1]