Kente (Akan: nwentoma; Ewe: kete), a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven strips od cloth. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among ethnic groups such as the Ashanti and Ewe. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of Kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions

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Size: 4640px × 1854px
Location: West Africa, Ghana
Photo credit: © ethnografia / Alamy / Afripics
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