kente cloth
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Kente cloth is a brightly colored, intricately woven Ghanaian textile traditionally associated with the Akan people and widely recognized as a symbol of West African cultural identity and status.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural symbol
→
textile → traditional garment → |
| associatedWith |
Akan chieftaincy
→
Ashanti Empire →
surface form:
royal courts of Ashanti
|
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Ashanti people
→
Ewe →
surface form:
Ewe people
|
| colorHasMeaning |
black symbolizes maturity and spiritual energy
→
blue symbolizes peace and harmony → gold symbolizes royalty and wealth → green symbolizes growth and renewal → red symbolizes political and spiritual moods → |
| continent | Africa → |
| countryOfOrigin | Ghana → |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of cultural identity
→
symbol of prestige → symbol of resistance → symbol of unity → |
| ethnicGroupOfOrigin | Akan people → |
| hasProperty |
brightly colored
→
handwoven → intricately patterned → strip-woven → |
| influenced | African diaspora fashion → |
| material |
cotton
→
silk → |
| patternHasMeaning |
historical events
→
moral values → political messages → proverbs → social status → |
| productionCenter |
Adanwomase
→
Agotime Kpetoe → Bonwire → |
| recognizedAs | national cultural heritage of Ghana → |
| region | West Africa → |
| traditionalWearer |
Akan chiefs
→
elders → royalty → |
| usedAs |
ceremonial cloth
→
royal regalia → status symbol → |
| usedIn | academic graduation stoles → |
| weavingTechnique | narrow-strip weaving → |
| wornOnOccasion |
festivals
→
funerals → graduations → naming ceremonies → state ceremonies → weddings → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.