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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 to commemorate special occasions, and kente brands led by master weavers are in high ...
The nobility of 12th and 13th-century Mali, the 14th century Hausa Bakwai and Songhai Empires, then adopted this dress combination as a status symbol, as opposed to the traditional sleeveless or short-sleeved smocks (nowadays known as dashiki or Ghanaian smocks) worn by ordinary people/non-royals, or the Senegalese kaftan, a variant of the Arab ...
Tilapia scales : Nigeria; Bee hive : South Africa; Palmfruits : Ghana - - - - 12 None Akyekyedie akyi : Ghana (main); Grand Bassam; Masque The back of a tortoise : Ghana This is the image of a fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Akyekyedie akyi'. - - - - 13 None Gramophone apaawa : Ghana (main) Gramophone plate - - - - - 14
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 ...
The smock made from the Chinchini of Dagbon is the most worn traditional cloth of Ghana. [ citation needed ] During, the declaration of independence from colonial rule, Ghana's first prime minister and president together with other members of The Big Six (Ghana) were dressed in smocks as they declared the attainment of independence by the ...
Ahwenepa nkasa is the Ghanaian given name for a fabric print found in Ghana, Togo, Benin and the Ivory Coast. This fabric is produced by Ghana Textiles Company (GTP) under VLISCO and Akosombo Industrial Company Limited, formerly called Akosombo Textile Limited (ATL).
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The kanga (in some areas known as leso) is a colourful fabric similar to kitenge, but lighter, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region. It is a piece of printed cotton fabric , about 1.5 m by 1 m, often with a border along all four sides (called pindo in Swahili), and a central part ( mji ) which differs ...