Ghanaian Asante People Wrap Cloth: "Kente Cloth"

Kente is made by the Asante and Ewe peoples and is the best known of all African textiles. Kente comes from the word kenten, which means "basket." The Asante peoples also refer to kente as nwentoma or "woven cloth."

An icon of African cultural heritage around the world, Asante kente is identified by its multicolored patterns of bright colors, geometric shapes and bold designs. Kente consists of multiple woven strips. Each strip is woven in a continuous band, four to eight inches wide, that is later cut into shorter lengths and sewn together into a single cloth.

Strip cloth in West Africa is woven primarily by men. To weave, one must have two sets of yarn--the warp and the weft--interlacing at right angles. The lengthwise thread held in tension is the warp. A weaver works the weft through the warp by passing the yarn over and under the tautly held warp threads.


Source:
https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/kente/strips5.htm
https://www.aaihs.org/the-history-and-significance-of-kente-cloth-in-the-black-diaspora/