Kente Cloth
African Ashanti Kente Cloth
Located in Dallas, TX
African Ashanti Kente Cloth,
hand loomed textile, ceremonial regalia worn by the tribe early to
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
By Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in London, GB
white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century.
Fully restored and re-upholstered.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Birch
$5,646
H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 32.29 in
Maroon, Yellow and Orange Vintage Midcentury African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile
Located in New York, NY
This African Men's Ewe Kente cloth has a light aubergine, eggplant, maroon purple background with
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$3,500
H 116 in W 65 in D 0.1 in
Vintage Multicolor West African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile Fabric or Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
This prestigious Kente cloth was handwoven on small hand held looms. The fabric has all been hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$2,500
H 109 in W 63 in D 0.01 in
Red, White, and Blue Ewe Kente Cloth Vintage West African Textile Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This African men's Ewe Kente cloth was woven in fine cotton in the late 19th-early 20th century. It
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$3,500
H 105 in W 57 in D 0.1 in
"Kente Cloth, Ashanti Tribe Ghana, " Cotton Weaving created circa 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
of arts. Bark cloth was used for clothing before weaving was introduced. With weaving, there is
Category
1970s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,400
H 59 in W 38 in
"Kente Cloth Ashanti Tribe, Ghana, " Silk and Cotton Weaving created circa 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
have a wide variety of arts. Bark cloth was used for clothing before weaving was introduced. With
Category
1970s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$6,500
H 74 in W 41.25 in
Indigo Blue and White Vintage Ewe Kente Cloth West African Textile Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This African men's Ewe Kenta cloth is woven in very fine cotton with highlights of red and yellow
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$3,500
H 113 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
Maroon and Orange Vintage Midcentury West African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Vintage West African midcentury textile made in Ghana. This men's Ewe Kenta cloth is woven in
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$3,500
H 113 in W 61 in D 0.1 in
"Fabric - Ashanti Tribal Cloth, " Silk Weaving from Africa circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Among the most well-known West African textiles is kente cloth, woven by the Ewe and Asante peoples
Category
1930s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Silk
$10,875
H 76 in W 46 in
Beak Chair in Afua Olive by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
Casely-Hayford) Ghanaian family heritage and legacy. The pattern references typical Kente cloth motifs
Category
2010s European Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Black and Silver
By El Anatsui
Located in Toronto, Ontario
practice.
Born in Anyako, Ghana, Anatsui is the son of a master weaver of Kente cloth. He trained at Kwame
Category
2010s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Copper, Wire
Recent Sales
African Tribal Art Small Royal Ewe Kente Cloth Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Ewe Kente cloth Ghana Togo
The small fine kente cloth made from sections of strips of material made
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Untitled, (Wooden Kente Quilt #61)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
Ewe Waist Wrap, 20th Century
Located in Portland, ME
) is that Kente use silk and rayon while Ewe is all cotton. Otherwise as in Kente, an Ewe cloth is made
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets
African Ashanti Kente Cloth
Located in Dallas, TX
African Ashanti Kente Cloth,
hand loomed textile, ceremonial regalia worn by tribe early to mid
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth/Ghana
Located in New York, NY
compartment. Kente cloths and handcrafts created by Ghana's legendary Ewe weavers represent a highly evolved
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Indigo Cotton Kente Cloth, Africa, mid 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
In rather good condition, with a good variety of design elements.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
A Kente Shoulder Cloth from the Asante people of Ghana ca. 1970
Located in Istanbul, TR
It is in rather good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Ewe Cloth
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, large blue and white Ewe Kente man's cloth. These cloth’s are particularly satisfying
Category
Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Mid Century Moroccan Rug By Berber Tribe
Located in New York, NY
far back into the human past. In some ways it shares the qualities of the finest African Kente cloths
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage African Kente Cloth Textile
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful handwoven Ewe wrap with pastel colors. This wrap appears to be a little older than most. A really intriguing pattern and coloration. Measures: 3'11" x 8'6".
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Purple Ewe Kente Cloth African Textile, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
The color of this African Men's Ewe Kenta cloth is really beautiful and saturated. Royal purple
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal More Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
French Expressionist Impasto Oil Painting African Island Girl Kente Cloth Skirt
By Georges Vasseur
Located in Surfside, FL
French Post Impressionist impasto oil painting. Standing Figure.
Similar in technique to Henri D'anty and other artists of the post war École de Paris.
School of Paris (French: École...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pillow Cases Fashioned from African Kente Cloth, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
They do not come with inserts.
Linen in the back
Zipper closure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
inches long by 69.5 inches wide.
Kente cloths are prestige textiles, with striking colors and geometric
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
H 0.13 in W 70 in D 118 in
Antique African Ewe Kente Textile. Size: 5 ft 9 in x 8 ft 7 in (1.75 m x 2.62 m)
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Antique Ewe Kente Cloth Textile, Country of Origin: Africa, Circa Date: Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
"Ashanti Stool, " Carved Wood created in Ghana circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
in a variety of specialized crafts. These include weaving, wood carving, ceramics, the reknown kente
Category
1940s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Jet Auto Archive – April 27, May 11, May 25, 1992 (Medicated L.A. Kente)
By Jamal Cyrus
Located in Houston, TX
Ghanian Kente cloth and quiltmaking in the Southern U.S. Here, the Jet issues he repurposes come from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Cardboard, Magazine Paper
Kente Cloth from Ghana
Located in New York, NY
Kente cloth from Ghana, woven on a menora loom (strip weaving).
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets
Pair of Tufted French Armchairs with Vintage Ewe and American Textiles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of 19th century French tufted armchairs reimagined with vintage Ewe Kente cloth and Early
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Vintage African Kente (Nwentoma) Cloth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Narrow hand loomed panels stitched together. Unusual turquoise blue field with over weaving in shades of dark red and golden yellow.
Category
Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets
Kente Cotton Cloth from West Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand woven cotton and indigo dyed textile with color block design also in cotton
Category
Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
"Between You and Me" repurposed wood wall hanging
Located in Phoenix, AZ
that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
"Log Cabin Checkers Board" repurposed wood construction
Located in Phoenix, AZ
evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
Vintage Ewe Kente Men’s Cloth in Blue and Yellow Striped Textile, Ghana 1950's
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1950's
Ewe Kente men’s cloth.
Measures: H 306 x W 184 cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Textile
H 120.48 in W 72.45 in D 0.04 in
Mixed Piecework European Embroidery Pillow
By Daniel Pontius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with vintage Kente cloth, Tsumugi silk and Huang Ping Miao cotton and embroidery and Miao hemp. Also on
Category
Antique 19th Century European Pillows and Throws
Antique Hand-Spun Kente Clothe by Ewes People of Ghana, Late 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
the Late 19th century.
Ewes are especially skilled in cloth weaving. Their Kente is usually made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts
Materials
Cotton
H 66.93 in W 37.41 in D 0.2 in
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By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Contemporary Art
Materials
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2010s American Table Lamps
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Centric Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The Centric wall sconce is a stately take on French modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade nestled into a large solid brass bowl. Part of our Axial family of products, the Cent...
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Antique Irish Pine Scrubbed Exterior Door
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Irish pine exterior door that I bought from a wonderful Irish pine dealer in the town of Derby, England, over 20 years ago. I completely forgot that I had stashed them away. ...
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Linen Pendant Light, Nomen
By Aaron Shoon, Heather Shoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nested, trimless linen shades cut clean lines. Finished with perforated diffuser, the Nomen provides soft, dappled light. This 18” tall, 24” diameter light is suspended with a black ...
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Josef Frank, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
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Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 60.0"H x 22....
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mogens Koch Four Bookcases in Mahogany for Rud Rasmussen
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mogens Koch four wall-mounted bookcases in mahogany. Executed by Rud Rasmussen.
Reverse with paper labels ‘rud. Rasmussens/snedkerier/kobenhavn/denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$9,367 / set
H 29.93 in W 119.69 in D 10.83 in
PMPT Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
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By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Pair of Wrought Iron and Travertine 'Entretoise' Side Tables by Design Frères
By Design Frères, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wrought iron and travertine 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Chic pair of versatile side or end tables. Also great as a two-part coffee table. Indoor or outdoor use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern End Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
$5,200 / set
H 18.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Blue Tit Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art Austria, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th century w...
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$180
H 4.25 in W 4.13 in D 2 in
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$3,495
H 71.5 in W 47 in D 14.75 in
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By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in High Point, NC
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Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Brass & Silk Desk Lamp, Re-Edition
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Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
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$7,565 / item
H 19.69 in W 16.15 in D 10.63 in
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Kente Cloth For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kente cloth you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each kente cloth for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, cotton and birch. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage kente cloth now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a kente cloth — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right kente cloth, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made kente cloth over the years, but those crafted by Charles Hindley & Sons are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Kente Cloth?
The average selling price for a kente cloth at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $675 on the low end and $21,250 for the highest priced.
Questions About Kente Cloth
- Why is kente cloth so special?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Kente cloth is so special because it was reserved for Asante and Ewe royalty and limited to special and sacred functions. Even though today it has been made available to those outside of royalty, it still is associated with wealth as well as social status.