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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kente cloth canonical | 6 |
| Kente cloth | 2 |
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kente cloth
this entity surface form:
Kente cloth