Because of its originality, the cloth attracts people from all over the world. Kente is so popular in West Africa and around the world that buyers from Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and more travel to ...

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UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to ...

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Ghana’s iconic Kente cloth has been inscribed onto UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This global recognition under the 2003 Convention for Safeguarding ...

As one of Africa’s most iconic textiles, kente has grown beyond its origins to symbolise African heritage on a global scale. This recognition is part of Ghana’s broader efforts to protect and ...

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William G. Moseley received funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Fulbright-Hays Program. He is affiliated with the Mande Studies Association (MANSA) as president and ...