<P> Kente , known as nwentom in Akan , is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan ethnic group of South Ghana . Kente is made in Akan lands such as Ashanti Kingdom , ( Bonwire , Adanwomase , Sakora Wonoo , Ntonso in the Kwabre areas of the Ashanti Region ) and by Akans in Ivory Coast . It is also worn by many other groups who have been influenced by Akans . Kente comes from the word kenten , which means basket in Akan dialect Asante . Akans refer to kente as nwentoma , meaning woven cloth . It is an Akan royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance and was the cloth of kings . Over time , the use of kente became more widespread . However , its importance has remained and it is held in high esteem with Akans . The Ewe people especially those from Agortime - Kpetoe of Ghana also claim that , Kente which they also refer to as Agbamevor has always been their traditional cloth . According to their history , weaving was the skill they came with when they migrated from Egypt through Nigeria to their present location in Ghana . Per the oral history of the people , during the Ashante wars they captured some of their men who were skilled in the weaving of Agbamevor . These captured men were asked by their captors ( Ashantes ) to teach them how to weave Agbamevor ; the Ewe kente experts instruct them to `` Ke '' meaning spread or open in the Ewe language , pass the waft through , and `` Te '' meaning tighten or press also in Ewe . For that reason , the Ewes believe that the name Kete originates from the method used to weave such cloths which is also the same name that has been corrupted into kente , as time goes on . </P>
<P> Kente , known as nwentom in Akan , is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan ethnic group of South Ghana . Kente is made in Akan lands such as Ashanti Kingdom , ( Bonwire , Adanwomase , Sakora Wonoo , Ntonso in the Kwabre areas of the Ashanti Region ) and by Akans in Ivory Coast . It is also worn by many other groups who have been influenced by Akans . Kente comes from the word kenten , which means basket in Akan dialect Asante . Akans refer to kente as nwentoma , meaning woven cloth . It is an Akan royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance and was the cloth of kings . Over time , the use of kente became more widespread . However , its importance has remained and it is held in high esteem with Akans . The Ewe people especially those from Agortime - Kpetoe of Ghana also claim that , Kente which they also refer to as Agbamevor has always been their traditional cloth . According to their history , weaving was the skill they came with when they migrated from Egypt through Nigeria to their present location in Ghana . Per the oral history of the people , during the Ashante wars they captured some of their men who were skilled in the weaving of Agbamevor . These captured men were asked by their captors ( Ashantes ) to teach them how to weave Agbamevor ; the Ewe kente experts instruct them to `` Ke '' meaning spread or open in the Ewe language , pass the waft through , and `` Te '' meaning tighten or press also in Ewe . For that reason , the Ewes believe that the name Kete originates from the method used to weave such cloths which is also the same name that has been corrupted into kente , as time goes on . </P>
when is the mmeeda kente cloth pattern worn
when is the mmeeda kente cloth pattern worn
in times of extreme importance
in times of extreme importance