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Kente Cloth

E Asamoah-Yaw,Osei-Bonsu Safo-Kantanka
Kente Cloth Book PDF

Author : E Asamoah-Yaw,Osei-Bonsu Safo-Kantanka
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781524596828

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Kente Cloth by E Asamoah-Yaw,Osei-Bonsu Safo-Kantanka Pdf

This book is about the history of an African clothing material known as Kente cloth. All relevant cultural aspects of the cloth have been explained in details with several pictorial illustrations. The book traces Kente history and how it has been used since its invention, about four hundred years ago, by an Ashanti hunter. The two authors are Ashantis and traditionalists. The coauthor was born into the industry at Bonwire. He received a national award as Ghanas best Kente designer and weaver in 2008. His knowledge in the art of weaving and his lifetime exposure to Kente traditions makes it imperative for all those seeking knowledge about Kente, the genuine African fabric, to obtain a copy of this. The other important aspect this of book is the author. The book is the outcome of his intensive research on Kente cloth after his first publication (1993) of the book titled Kente Cloth: Introduction to History. This book is the history of Kente Cloth. It contains everything you need to know about this magnificent African cloth, which was created for special occasions only.

Kente Colors

Debbi Chocolate
Kente Colors Book PDF

Author : Debbi Chocolate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0780785886

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Kente Colors by Debbi Chocolate Pdf

A rhyming description of the kente cloth costumes of the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and a portrayal of the symbolic colors and patterns.

The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here

Boatema Boateng
The Copyright Thing Doesn t Work Here Book PDF

Author : Boatema Boateng
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780816670024

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The Copyright Thing Doesn't Work Here by Boatema Boateng Pdf

The intersection of Western intellectual property law and traditional knowledge in Africa.

Kente Cloth

Ann-Marie Zoë Coore
Kente Cloth Book PDF

Author : Ann-Marie Zoë Coore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 166785366X

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Kente Cloth by Ann-Marie Zoë Coore Pdf

We are woven into Kente Cloth which symbolizes that we are never alone, but a part of a family, a community, a village, a country, a continent, rich with love, peace, joy, and humanity. Brilliantly designed in bold colors: yellows, reds, blues, oranges, greens, purples, browns, and black. In our Kente Cloth is our language Twi, which reminds us to cry out to YASU - the LAMB OF GOD that gives us purpose. So, in exaltation and praise, I shout to the nations of the world that - I am a child of GOD, I am African, I am a Masterpiece, I am Enough. Come with me as I explore the intricacies of Africa as intertwined in the story of our Kente Cloth. Akwaaba - Welcome!

Fashioning Africa

Jean Allman
Fashioning Africa Book PDF

Author : Jean Allman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 0253111048

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Everywhere in the world there is a close connection between the clothes we wear and our political expression. To date, few scholars have explored what clothing means in 20th-century Africa and the diaspora. In Fashioning Africa, an international group of anthropologists, historians, and art historians bring rich and diverse perspectives to this fascinating topic. From clothing as an expression of freedom in early colonial Zanzibar to Somali women's headcovering in inner-city Minneapolis, these essays explore the power of dress in African and pan-African settings. Nationalist and diasporic identities, as well as their histories and politics, are examined at the level of what is put on the body every day. Readers interested in fashion history, material and expressive cultures, understandings of nation-state styles, and expressions of a distinctive African modernity will be engaged by this interdisciplinary and broadly appealing volume. Contributors are Heather Marie Akou, Jean Allman, A. Boatema Boateng, Judith Byfield, Laura Fair, Karen Tranberg Hansen, Margaret Jean Hay, Andrew M. Ivaska, Phyllis M. Martin, Marissa Moorman, Elisha P. Renne, and Victoria L. Rovine.

Wrapped in Pride

Doran H. Ross,Agbenyega Adedze
Wrapped in Pride Book PDF

Author : Doran H. Ross,Agbenyega Adedze
Publisher : Fowler Museum at UCLA
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015050260655

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Wrapped in Pride by Doran H. Ross,Agbenyega Adedze Pdf

Kente is not only the best known of all African textiles, it is also one of the most admired of all fabrics worldwide. Originating among the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, this brilliantly colored and intricately patterned strip-woven cloth was traditionally associated with royalty. Over time, however, it has come to be worn and used in many different contexts. In Wrapped in Pride, seven distinguished scholars present an exhaustive examination of the history of kente from its earliest use in Ghana to its present-day impact in the African Diaspora. Doran H. Ross is the former director of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Colors of Ghana

Holly Littlefield
Colors of Ghana Book PDF

Author : Holly Littlefield
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761357971

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Colors of Ghana by Holly Littlefield Pdf

What color is Ghana? It's brown like cocoa beans, blue like Lake Volta, and orange like the background threads in the Kyeretwie Kente Cloth pattern. Get to know Ghana in this beautifully illustrated introduction to a land once known as the Gold Coast.

The Spider Weaver

Margaret Musgrove
The Spider Weaver Book PDF

Author : Margaret Musgrove
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0590987879

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The Spider Weaver by Margaret Musgrove Pdf

In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.

Hands-on Culture of West Africa

Kate O'Halloran
Hands on Culture of West Africa Book PDF

Author : Kate O'Halloran
Publisher : Walch Publishing
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0825130875

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Hands-on Culture of West Africa by Kate O'Halloran Pdf

Six different world cultures are the focus of Hands-On Culture: Japan, Mexico and Central America, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece and Rome. These colorful volumes examine each culture's art, science, history, geography, and language and literature. From making sushi to designing a drum to reading hieroglyphics, students use an array of hands-on activities to grow more culturally aware and appreciative if differences among peoples. Topics in this volume include: West African money Folktales and Music Benin: appliqué art of Dahomey Nigeria: humor and politics West African cooking: plaintains and rice See other Hands-on Culture titles

African American Classics in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Shaun L Gabbidon,Helen Taylor Greene,Vernetta D Young
African American Classics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Book PDF

Author : Shaun L Gabbidon,Helen Taylor Greene,Vernetta D Young
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761924337

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African American Classics in Criminology and Criminal Justice by Shaun L Gabbidon,Helen Taylor Greene,Vernetta D Young Pdf

"This collection of writings is crucially important, in part, because it reminds us the theoretical paradigms of these and other African American scholars are excluded when crime, its causes, and its control are discussed by criminologists, criminal justice practitioners, and policy makers. To understand crime fully, the perspectives advanced by these scholars must become an integral part of discussions about who is a criminal and which public policies will best control crime." --From the forward by Anne Thomas Sulton, Ph.D, J.D. From W.E.B. Dubois through Lee Brown, this anthology provides a collection of the key articles in criminology and criminal justice written by black scholars. Available in a single volume for the first time, the articles collected in this book reflect the voices of African-American scholars and display the diversity of perspectives sought after in today's academic community. Crime in the African-American community is examined from social, economic and political perspectives, and the historical context of each article is provided by the editors. Spanning the 20th century, these works present a historical chronology of African-American views on crime and its control with theoretical perspectives that have often been tangential to mainstream scholarship. For your courses in: Criminological Theory Race and Crime Crime and Social Policy Minorities and Criminal Justice

KenteCloth

Jas Mardis
KenteCloth Book PDF

Author : Jas Mardis
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1574410407

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KenteCloth by Jas Mardis Pdf

The literary voices found in Kente Cloth are as unique and varied as the hues of their skin. Their choice of subjects offers an equally varied glimpse into the region's vast cache of truly new voices. "Herein are the children of a Black Southwest . . . from storytellers, railroad bosses, liars, cooks, hairdressers, bus riders, singers, farm hands and the like. They tell the tales of fisher folk, ditch diggers, quilters and planters of trees. They come washed in the blood of the lamb and drenched in the wind-carried love of deep woods hollars and back alley brawls. They come drenched with the cacophony of prayers from childbirth to childhood and the laying down of the too young soul. They come strong from the womb of desolation disguised as charity and welcomed by the hands of fate. These are the writers of lives being lived and not of the merely imagined or coughed up writing class creations. These mostly unpublished writers have fought and birthed and churched and gathered 'round gravesites, together. They have hunted the lakes, swamps, valleys and eyes of the racial beasts, together. They have come back again each year to honor their dead, together. They have wished for a passion and found it on the early morning dew of backyard pears, together. They have walked a mile and more in the brogan steppers of the elders, together. They have ratcheted out the long days and nights toward progression, where their voices have been abandoned for the smooth elegance of the other brother, together. They have endured silence together, and I am honored in accepting these wonderful and horrible and gloried voices of this brief collection. Each of these letters bear witness to the honor and discovery of being alive in a way that alive is not practiced today: Considered and just."--Jas. Mardis, from the Introduction

Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools

Cati Coe
Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools Book PDF

Author : Cati Coe
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226111315

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Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools by Cati Coe Pdf

In working to build a sense of nationhood, Ghana has focused on many social engineering projects, the most meaningful and fascinating of which has been the state's effort to create a national culture through its schools. As Cati Coe reveals in Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools, this effort has created an unusual paradox: while Ghana encourages its educators to teach about local cultural traditions, those traditions are transformed as they are taught in school classrooms. The state version of culture now taught by educators has become objectified and nationalized—vastly different from local traditions. Coe identifies the state's limitations in teaching cultural knowledge and discusses how Ghanaians negotiate the tensions raised by the competing visions of modernity that nationalism and Christianity have created. She reveals how cultural curricula affect authority relations in local social organizations—between teachers and students, between Christians and national elite, and between children and elders—and raises several questions about educational processes, state-society relations, the production of knowledge, and the making of Ghana's citizenry.

Master Weaver from Ghana

Gilbert Bobbo Ahiagble,Louise Meyer
Master Weaver from Ghana Book PDF

Author : Gilbert Bobbo Ahiagble,Louise Meyer
Publisher : Open Hand Publishing, LLC
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ghana
ISBN : 9780940880610

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Master Weaver from Ghana by Gilbert Bobbo Ahiagble,Louise Meyer Pdf

A contemporary male weaver from Ghana explains how his people maintain the tradition of weaving, including an explanation of the strip weaving of Kente cloth and its importance in their Ewe culture.

African Fabrics

Ronke Luke-Boone
African Fabrics Book PDF

Author : Ronke Luke-Boone
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440219689

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African Fabrics by Ronke Luke-Boone Pdf

Create style with a touch of the exotic Exciting! Inspiring! African fabrics are vibrant, beautiful, and widely available - and they are perfect for contemporary clothing for men, women, and children and great for home decor. An excellent reference for sewers or anyone who is interested in fabrics, culture, and history, this guide will teach you where to buy fabrics, how to choose the right ones, and the best techniques for sewing them. 14 original projects, including • Tote bag • Apron • Tunic • Place mats • Shawl • Pillows • Vest • Child's loom Full size patterns for three projects Covers these popular African fabrics • Mudcloth • Fancy prints • Kuba cloth • Wax prints • Korhogo cloth • Kente cloth

Establishing Dress History

Lou Taylor
Establishing Dress History Book PDF

Author : Lou Taylor
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0719066395

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Establishing Dress History by Lou Taylor Pdf

'Establishing Dress History' will appeal not only to students and academics bt all those those with an interest in the history of dress and fashion. The title fuses together two areas of current academic interest, dress design and history, and current museum studies approaches.