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Textile:
ITC 2014.112

1985

A multicoloured 8-strip Kente syle cloth (men’s weave). The brightly coloured strips, featuring supplementary weft float elements, are woven on a narrow horizontal loom and joined together to make a...

Textile:
ITC 2014.113

1985

A multicoloured Kente style cloth strip 'scarf' with supplementary weft floats (including the name of one of the donors, ANN O'HEAR). A men's weave fabric woven on a narrow horizontal loom. This clot...

Textile:
ITC 2014.114

1985

A multicoloured Kente style cloth strip 'scarf' with supplementary weft floats (including the name of one of the donors, H OHEAR). A men's weave fabric woven on a narrow horizontal loom. This cloth ...

Textile:
ITC 2014.20

before 1967

Kente cloth is produced by the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana. The name comes from the word 'kenten', which means basket. Long strips are sewn together to make cloths and garments. Originally a clo...

Textile:
ITC 2014.37

20th century

Kente cloth is produced by the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana. The name comes from the word 'kenten', which means basket. Long strips are sewn together to make cloths and garments. Originally a clo...

Textile:
ITC 2014.21

before 1967

Kente cloth is produced by the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana. The name comes from the word 'kenten', which means basket. Long strips are sewn together to make cloths and garments. Originally a clo...