This Ashanti Kente cloth has multi-colored (yellow, red, blue, green, purple) panels of geometric designs. The national costume of Ghana is kente cloth, woven on narrow strip looms by men. The name means "whatever happens to it, it will not tear." The cloths present specific messages in their traditional geometric designs that refer to an idea, proverb, or historical event. Originally made of raffia and cotton dyed with natural dyes, they later used European silk, and now, rayon.
