Origin disputed. The making, use and evaluation of Ghanaian textiles

Since the 1990s, heated debates have unfolded in Ghana on the origin of kente cloth. These discussions mainly concern the primacy of Asante versus Ewe weaving. Weaving has a long history in many parts of Ghana, and interconnections between textiles from the Ewe- and Twi-speaking regions go back at l...

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Main Author: Malika Kraamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: OpenEdition 2007-02-01
Series:Afrique Archéologie Arts
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aaa/1316