Textiles in Ghana
Textiles in Ghana
A short introduction to this album.
26 Mar 2010
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1min
Ghana: Introduction to Kente weaving
Ghana: Introduction to Kente weaving
A short history of the tradition of the Kente weavers in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Nana Asante Fremprong, a local bus... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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6mins
Ghana: Who are the Kente weavers?
Ghana: Who are the Kente weavers?
A look at how weaving in the Ashanti region has changed with the introduction of women to the workforce and how weaving ... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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5mins
Ghana: Kente past and present
Ghana: Kente past and present
The origin, meanings and tradition of the patterns of Kente cloth is explained in more detail. The need to create new an... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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12mins
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Ghana: Introduction to Adinkra
Ghana: Introduction to Adinkra
The tradition of Adinkra. The making of a printed cloth, mainly used for funerals, following the process of dying and pa... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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3mins
Ghana: Adinkra Workers
Ghana: Adinkra Workers
The importance of symbols in the tradition of Adinkra and how new symbols are being added to the repertoire
3 Sep 2008
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6mins
Ghana: The past and present Adinkra
Ghana: The past and present Adinkra
An overview of the importance of the traditional printing and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorpora... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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1min
Ghana: Kumasi Market
Ghana: Kumasi Market
John Picton goes to the market in Kumasi to look at factory printed cloth to see how it is still influenced by tradition... Read more
3 Sep 2008
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10mins
