Overview: The Heartbeat of Ghanaian Heritage A journey from Accra to Bonwire, nestled in the Ashanti Region about 18 km northeast of Kumasi, is not just a trip — it’s a cultural pilgrimage as remarked by an Accra Street Journal writer. Bonwire (pronounced “Bon-ray”) is the birthplace of Kente, Ghana’s most iconic and globally recognized woven cloth, worn by royalty, presidents, and celebrated worldwide as a symbol of African pride and identity.

Kente cloth reflects Asante beliefs, values and history.

Analyse - Le kente est un tissu royal prestigieux du peuple ashanti du Ghana, qui fait partie de son patrimoine historique et culturel. Mais son origine fait débat entre la communauté Bonwire et la communauté Adanwomase, toutes dans la région Ashanti. The Conversation Africa s'est entretenu avec le chercheur en art et culture africains Dickson Adom sur les origines de ce textile de renommée mondiale.

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase com...

On the outskirts of Bonwire, Kumasi, Old Weaver Mama Kofi twisted a strip of vibrant thorns on his shoulder - midnight blue, gold, black zigzags, his mother taught him with stories. For decades, buyers offered low and low prices to add "ghana-style 'to add" ghana-style "before selling abroad. She knew that those copies could never carry loom, dye, hand weight. …