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Author : Debbi Chocolate
Release : 1997-10-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 284/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kente Colors by : Debbi Chocolate
Download or read book Kente Colors written by Debbi Chocolate. This book was released on 1997-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rhyming description of the kente cloth costumes of the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and a portrayal of the symbolic colors and patterns.
Author : Doran H. Ross
Release : 1998
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wrapped in Pride by : Doran H. Ross
Download or read book Wrapped in Pride written by Doran H. Ross. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kente is not only the best known of all African textiles, it is also one of the most admired of all fabrics worldwide. Originating among the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, this brilliantly colored and intricately patterned strip-woven cloth was traditionally associated with royalty. Over time, however, it has come to be worn and used in many different contexts. In Wrapped in Pride, seven distinguished scholars present an exhaustive examination of the history of kente from its earliest use in Ghana to its present-day impact in the African Diaspora. Doran H. Ross is the former director of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
Author : Boatema Boateng
Release : 2011
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 021/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here by : Boatema Boateng
Download or read book The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here written by Boatema Boateng. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of Western intellectual property law and traditional knowledge in Africa.
Author : E Asamoah-Yaw
Release : 2017-02-23
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 825/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kente Cloth by : E Asamoah-Yaw
Download or read book Kente Cloth written by E Asamoah-Yaw. This book was released on 2017-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the history of an African clothing material known as Kente cloth. All relevant cultural aspects of the cloth have been explained in details with several pictorial illustrations. The book traces Kente history and how it has been used since its invention, about four hundred years ago, by an Ashanti hunter. The two authors are Ashantis and traditionalists. The coauthor was born into the industry at Bonwire. He received a national award as Ghanas best Kente designer and weaver in 2008. His knowledge in the art of weaving and his lifetime exposure to Kente traditions makes it imperative for all those seeking knowledge about Kente, the genuine African fabric, to obtain a copy of this. The other important aspect this of book is the author. The book is the outcome of his intensive research on Kente cloth after his first publication (1993) of the book titled Kente Cloth: Introduction to History. This book is the history of Kente Cloth. It contains everything you need to know about this magnificent African cloth, which was created for special occasions only.
Author : Margaret Musgrove
Release : 2001
Genre : Africa
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 875/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Spider Weaver by : Margaret Musgrove
Download or read book The Spider Weaver written by Margaret Musgrove. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.
