The latter argument is evidenced by the word Kente closely resembling the Ewe words describing the weaving technique. In the Ewe language, the syllables “Ke na te”, describe the action of weaving Kente cloth,
The Ashanti people, in their native Akan and Ashanti dialects, instead refer to Kente cloth as “nwentoma”.
In the Ashanti origin story, Kente cloth is said to be traced back to two farmers from the Bonwire Village, named Krugu Amoaya and Watah Kraban.
According to the legend, the men were hunting when they encountered a brilliantly patterned spider web spun by Ananse, a trickster spider from West African lore. Ananse agreed to demonstrate the weaving technique to the farmers in exchange for some favors, and the two men shared their impressive results with the Ashanti king.
δΊ— THE ROYAL KENTE CLOTH
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