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Multicolor Stripe African Kente Cloth Scarf (4 Inch Width), "Progress"

Product ID: 246769

Originated by the Akan peoples of Ghana, colorful kente cloth is the best-known of all African textiles. Kente cloth is woven in strips, which is how... more

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Originated by the Akan peoples of Ghana, colorful kente cloth is the best-known of all African textiles. Kente cloth is woven in strips, which is how it came by its name (kente means "basket" in the Ashanti dialect). Ghana's Rachel Armah creates this colorful cotton blend scarf in cheerful shades of purple, saffron, brown and aqua.

In kente cloth, each color has a symbolic meaning: black symbolizes maturation and intensified spiritual energy; blue signifies peacefulness, harmony and love; green symbolizes vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth, and spiritual renewal; gold represents royalty, wealth, high status, glory, and spiritual purity; grey is for healing and cleansing rituals; maroon signifies the color of mother earth, associated with healing; pink and purple are associated with the female essence and female aspects of life; red symbolizes political and spiritual moods, bloodshed, sacrificial rites and death; silver is associated with the moon and represents serenity, purity, and joy; white is for purification, sanctification rites and festive occasions; and yellow represents preciousness, royalty, wealth, fertility, and beauty.

  • 60 grams
  • 0.1 lbs
  • 11 cm W x 151 cm H
  • 4.3" W x 59" H

  • 50% cotton, 50% rayon
  • Dry clean only
  • Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
  • Made in Ghana
  • Certified and shipped by our office in Ghanaicon info
  • Product ID: 246769
Rachel Armah
Rachel Armah

West Africa

Beaded jewelry

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Monica

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Jul 20, 2023

Metal not sterling silver”

Earrings were pretty, but the metal was not sterling silver and made my ears hurt.

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Melinda

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Jul 14, 2023

Beautiful!”

The colors capture the light.

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Ricky

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Nov 27, 2022

Fashionable”

Definitely a fashion statement piece.

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