AYAN (Drumming Messages for Asante Kings)
Illustration: KUSI ADUAKO
Kusi Aduako,
Wofiri he?
Wofiri Asumegya Santemanso,
Daammere Odomankoma boo adeekankyerekyere.
Woye okatakyie,
Woye obarima dada,
M'akye oo,
M'akye Okudonto.
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Presentation on Kente textile (slides)
Common colors comparable with specific designs
The meaning of colors found in Kente design
Symbol of identity (among Asante clans, eg. Oyokoman)
Geography and uses of the royal cloth
Name and date of design under study was created (4 samples)
Specific uses of Kente from ancestral to twenty-first century point of view
Wrapped in pride and dignity
Brief cultural demonstration
Brief history of Kente textile designs and patterns
Scope of the royal cloth
Symbolic expressions of Kente blueprints
Weaving of Asaasentoma (live)
Brief explanation of various systems of Kente Cloth weaving
Features of Kente loom
Kente Cloth Dance Troupe (Ghanaian Cultural Dance)
Adowa or / and Kete dance
Sikyi or / and * Kpanogo
CulturaLife (cultural & highlife dance mix)
Junior/senior carnival
Kente Cloth fashion show
(special classification required)
Libation (Nsaguo) & Wrapped In Pride with Style