African Women's Patterned Hand Woven Scarves(25 items)
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Gobah Tengey-Seddoh Kente weaves
Gobah Tengey-Seddoh is a family of weavers who have been in kente weaving since 1821.
Gobah Tengey-Seddoh is a family of weavers who have been in kente weaving since 1821.... read more
Popular African Women's Patterned Hand Woven Scarves
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Authentic African Kente Cloth Red & Yellow Kpekui Scarf, "Golden Pebbles on Scarlet"
$34.99Combining cotton in red and buttercup yellow, the Gobah Tengey-Seddoh Family weaves this extraordinary kente cloth scarf. The motif is known as Designed by a fisherman around 1898, its name means "pebbles of the shore are hard to crack." The tiny blocks of pattern represent the thoughts of that ancestral craftsman.
Each strip requires considerable effort, and the looms are worked with both hands and feet. Strips are generally three to four inches wide and seven to ten feet long, and the length of time it takes to complete one strip varies by the complexity of the chosen pattern.
Each color has its own meanings in Asante, or Ashanti culture. Red represents a heightened spiritual and political mood, sacrifice, and struggle, while yellow stands for vitality and fertility, spirituality and wealth. -
Authentic Handwoven Green Cotton Kente Cloth Scarf, "Green Pebbles"
$37.99The intricate texture in this handsome kente cloth scarf is inspired by beach pebbles. Designed by a fisherman around 1898, its name means "pebbles of the shore are hard to crack." The tiny blocks of pattern represent the thoughts of that ancestral craftsman. Handcrafted by the Gobah Tengey-Seddoh Family, this extraordinary double weave textile is one of the most difficult patterns to achieve. These expert weavers use traditional looms.
Each strip requires considerable effort, and the looms are worked with both hands and feet. Strips are generally three to four inches wide and seven to ten feet long, and the length of time it takes to complete one strip varies by the complexity of the chosen pattern. The simplest use mostly vertical, or warp patterns, and an experienced weaver can make several of those in one day. But patterns with nearly all weft (horizontal thread) patterns, where the warp design is hardly visible, can take up to four days to complete an individual strip. Each color has its own meanings in Asante culture. Green is fertility and new harvest, gold is royalty, black is strength, aging, and spirituality, while white is purity. The patterns themselves are carefully chosen symbols, which a master weaver develops and names, often to honor people, historical events, or proverbs. -
Vibrant One Cotton Blend Kente Scarf from Ghana, "Fathia Elegance"
$49.99Named Fathia, an Egyptian name for a woman, this wrap scarf displays the vibrant geometric motifs characteristic of traditional kente cloth. Ghanaian artisan Rachel Armah designs this scarf, which is diligently woven by hand from a rayon and cotton blend to create a single strip of kente fabric.
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Ghanaian 3-Strip Kente Cloth Scarf in Turquoise and Yellow, "Artisan Hands"
$99.99Woven by hand, three strips of traditional West African kente cloth become a colorful scarf. Deborah Osei Boakye continues her grandfather's craft with this extraordinary design. Each strip of kente cloth requires considerable effort, and the looms are worked with both hands and feet. Each color has its own meanings in Ashanti culture, and the patterns themselves are carefully chosen symbols, which a master weaver develops and names. This design is named meaning "fingers" in the Akan language. Its motifs suggest interlocking fingers from both hands.