Ghana Independence Day
Celebrating Ghana at 65 is a time of national pride, joy and reflection. For others, it’s the perfect opportunity to reminisce about a glorious past, about Nkrumah’s Ghana and his vision for Africa perhaps, but for most, it’s the perfect opportunity to hope for a better future. Through the ups and downs, one thing has remained stagnant in Ghanas history, and that’s it’s love and affiliation with a certain Kente Cloth. A Cloth firmly etched in place as Africa’s most widely known cloth produced in Africa, we can boldly say that handwoven Kente and its love affair with Ghana go together like rice rice and stew. And who can protest this acclamation?
This cloth undoubtedly serves as a powerful yet symbolic reference for national identity because for those in the diaspora [especially], all that’s needed, is a touch of kente cloth to showcase pride, adoration and affiliation with mother Ghana.
The wearing of Kente has become a statement, a political fashion statement if you will; one that says black and proud, one that says unapologetically Africa… And all, without uttering a single word. Such is the power of Kente, a cloth amongst cloths, a stand alone fabric-garment which must be preserved through patriotism of our home grown textiles industry. Because handwoven Kente is the only Kente that is assuredly made in Ghana unlike that of its printed [fake] counterpart often mass printed in Asia and elsewhere. So this Ghana independence day, buy handwoven Kente over printed Kente to preserve an indigenous craft and industry because if we are to truly buy made in Ghana goods, handwoven Kente is a great place to start. Shop yours at www.kentekingdom.com
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