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Kente Cloth

Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth
Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth

Vintage West African Yellow Kente Cloth

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant patchwork of strip-woven fabric, this antique yellow kente cloth is a beautiful example of West African weaving tradition.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth
Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth

Vintage West African Blue Kente Cloth

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant patchwork of strip-woven fabric, this antique blue kente cloth is a beautiful example of West African weaving tradition.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana
Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana

Located in Istanbul, TR

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana It does not come with an insert.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana
Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana

Located in Istanbul, TR

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana It does not come with an insert.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth

Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth

By Charles Hindley & Sons

Located in London, GB

Mid-19th Century open armchair by Hindley & Son made in birch and upholstered in a vintage blue and white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century. Fully restored and re-upholstered.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Birch

Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century
Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century

Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century

Located in Barrington, IL

Dimensions: 80” x 135” Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Ghana, Africa Material: Silk, Cotton Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2323 Africa...

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Late 20th Century Ghanaian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century
Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century

Hand-Woven Ewe Kente Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Ghana, Late 20th Century

Located in Barrington, IL

Dimensions: 83” x 118” Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Ghana, Africa Material: Silk, Cotton Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2322 Africa...

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Late 20th Century Ghanaian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Maroon, Yellow and Orange Vintage Midcentury African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile
Maroon, Yellow and Orange Vintage Midcentury African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile

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 highlights of orange, yellow, light green, light blue and dark blue amongst other co...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Red, White, and Blue Ewe Kente Cloth Vintage West African Textile Fabric
Red, White, and Blue Ewe Kente Cloth Vintage West African Textile Fabric

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.

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

"Kente Cloth, Ashanti Tribe Ghana, " Cotton Weaving created circa 1970
"Kente Cloth, Ashanti Tribe Ghana, " Cotton Weaving created circa 1970

"Kente Cloth, Ashanti Tribe Ghana, " Cotton Weaving created circa 1970

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This cotton fabric was made by an unknown Ashanti artist. It is mostly black and white. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more t...

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1970s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Cotton

Indigo Blue and White Vintage Ewe Kente Cloth West African Textile Fabric
Indigo Blue and White Vintage Ewe Kente Cloth West African Textile Fabric

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 over two different shades of indigo and natural white. It is a very fine cloth in ve...

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Maroon and Orange Vintage Midcentury West African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile Fabric
Maroon and Orange Vintage Midcentury West African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile Fabric

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 brilliant color: lemon yellow, reds, lime greens, deep green, orange and some blue on to...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Pillowcase Made From am antique Moroccan Fez Embroidery
Pillowcase Made From am antique Moroccan Fez Embroidery

Pillowcase Made From am antique Moroccan Fez Embroidery

Located in Istanbul, TR

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Cotton Kente Cloth, Ghana It does not come with an insert.

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Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Silk

Black Power Ground
Black Power Ground

Black Power Ground

By Malene Barnett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Carved in this contemporary Adinkra script, the compositions echo the rhythms of Kuba and Kente cloth, translating ancestral form into new declarations of power.

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2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Kuba Power
Kuba Power

Kuba Power

$41,500

Kuba Power

By Malene Barnett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Carved in this contemporary Adinkra script, the compositions echo the rhythms of Kuba and Kente cloth, translating ancestral form into new declarations of power.

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Black Power Remains
Black Power Remains

Black Power Remains

By Malene Barnett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Carved in this contemporary Adinkra script, the compositions echo the rhythms of Kuba and Kente cloth, translating ancestral form into new declarations of power.

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2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Black Power I
Black Power I

Black Power I

By Malene Barnett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Carved in this contemporary Adinkra script, the compositions echo the rhythms of Kuba and Kente cloth, translating ancestral form into new declarations of power.

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Paper and Silver
Paper and Silver

Paper and Silver

By El Anatsui

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Born in Anyako, Ghana, Anatsui is the son of a master weaver of Kente cloth. He trained at Kwame Nkrumah University in Kumsai, and taught as a Professor of Sculpture at the Universit...

Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Copper, Wire

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African Tribal Art Small Royal Ewe Kente Cloth Interior Design
African Tribal Art Small Royal Ewe Kente Cloth Interior Design

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 on a strip loom This kente cloth would have been made for a young girl who would h...

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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Wood

Untitled, (Wooden Kente Quilt #61)

Untitled, (Wooden Kente Quilt #61)

Located in Phoenix, AZ

This is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South that were used as a symbolic languag...

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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Ewe Waist Wrap, 20th Century
Ewe Waist Wrap, 20th Century

Ewe Waist Wrap, 20th Century

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H 40 in W 97 in D 0.1 in

Ewe Waist Wrap, 20th Century

Located in Portland, ME

Otherwise as in Kente, an Ewe cloth is made of woven narrow strips that have alternating weft facing and warp facing blocs.

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20th Century Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets

African Ashanti Kente Cloth
African Ashanti Kente Cloth

African Ashanti Kente Cloth

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H 127 in W 79 in

African Ashanti Kente Cloth

Located in Dallas, TX

African Ashanti Kente Cloth, hand loomed textile, ceremonial regalia worn by tribe early to mid 20th Century

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20th Century African Tribal Art

African Ashanti Kente Cloth
African Ashanti Kente Cloth

African Ashanti Kente Cloth

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H 108 in W 70 in

African Ashanti Kente Cloth

Located in Dallas, TX

African Ashanti Kente Cloth, hand loomed textile, ceremonial regalia worn by the tribe early to mid 20th Century

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20th Century African Tribal Art

Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth/Ghana

Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth/Ghana

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H 51 in W 53 in D 0.1 in

Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth/Ghana

Located in New York, NY

People, animals, leaves, hands, huts, geometric patterns and symbolic emblems are carefully woven into each boldly striped compartment. Kente cloths and handcrafts created by Ghana's...

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21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Indigo Cotton Kente Cloth, Africa, mid 20th C.
Indigo Cotton Kente Cloth, Africa, mid 20th C.

Indigo Cotton Kente Cloth, Africa, mid 20th C.

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H 108.27 in W 70.87 in D 0.12 in

Indigo Cotton Kente Cloth, Africa, mid 20th C.

Located in Istanbul, TR

In rather good condition, with a good variety of design elements.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Pair of Tribal Mask Lamps
Pair of Tribal Mask Lamps

Pair of Tribal Mask Lamps

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H 35 in Dm 17 in

Pair of Tribal Mask Lamps

Located in Amarillo, TX

Original shades included, with Kente Cloth trim.

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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ewe Cloth
Ewe Cloth

Ewe Cloth

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H 100.4 in W 74.81 in D 0.2 in

Ewe Cloth

Located in London, GB

A beautiful, large blue and white Ewe Kente man's cloth. These cloth’s are particularly satisfying, the strict grid pattern with each panel containing a different woven design has en...

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Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Black and Silver
Black and Silver

Black and Silver

By El Anatsui

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Born in Anyako, Ghana, Anatsui is the son of a master weaver of Kente cloth. He trained at Kwame Nkrumah University in Kumsai, and taught as a Professor of Sculpture at the Universit...

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2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Copper, Wire

Mid Century Moroccan Rug By Berber Tribe

Mid Century Moroccan Rug By Berber Tribe

Located in New York, NY

In some ways it shares the qualities of the finest African Kente cloths or raffia pile weavings of the Congo.

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Vintage 1940s Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage African Kente Cloth Textile
Vintage African Kente Cloth Textile

Vintage African Kente Cloth Textile

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H 102 in W 47 in D 0.32 in

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".

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Purple Ewe Kente Cloth African Textile, Midcentury
Purple Ewe Kente Cloth African Textile, Midcentury

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 with orange, lemon yellow, moss green and some indigo blue. This textile has nice d...

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal More Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

French Expressionist Impasto Oil Painting African Island Girl Kente Cloth Skirt
French Expressionist Impasto Oil Painting African Island Girl Kente Cloth Skirt

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...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century
Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century

Handwoven Kente Textile, Ewe of Ghana, W. Africa, Cotton & Silk Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Kente cloths are prestige textiles, with striking colors and geometric patterns, and can be worn by both men and women.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique African Ewe Kente Textile. Size: 5 ft 9 in x 8 ft 7 in (1.75 m x 2.62 m)
Antique African Ewe Kente Textile. Size: 5 ft 9 in x 8 ft 7 in (1.75 m x 2.62 m)

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.

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Cotton

"Ashanti Stool, " Carved Wood created in Ghana circa 1940
"Ashanti Stool, " Carved Wood created in Ghana circa 1940

"Ashanti Stool, " Carved Wood created in Ghana circa 1940

Located in Milwaukee, WI

These include weaving, wood carving, ceramics, the reknown kente cloth and metallurgy. Of these crafts, only pottery making is primarily a female activity; the others are restricted ...

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1940s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Jet Auto Archive – April 27, May 11, May 25, 1992 (Medicated L.A. Kente)
Jet Auto Archive – April 27, May 11, May 25, 1992 (Medicated L.A. Kente)

Jet Auto Archive – April 27, May 11, May 25, 1992 (Medicated L.A. Kente)

By Jamal Cyrus

Located in Houston, TX

In some of these works, Cyrus traces a fall from the dream: begun as a progressive site for writing about Black culture, Jet Magazine eventually became an advertising-driven magazine...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Mixed Media

Materials

Cardboard, Magazine Paper

Kente Cloth from Ghana
Kente Cloth from Ghana

Kente Cloth from Ghana

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H 36 in W 72 in D 0.25 in

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
Pair of Tufted French Armchairs with Vintage Ewe and American Textiles

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 American textiles. Padded seat raised on cabriole wood legs with brass castor wheels....

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Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Vintage African Kente (Nwentoma) Cloth
Vintage African Kente (Nwentoma) Cloth

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.

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Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Quilts and Blankets

Kente Cotton Cloth from West Africa
Kente Cotton Cloth from West Africa

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

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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

"Log Cabin Checkers Board" repurposed wood construction
"Log Cabin Checkers Board" repurposed wood construction

"Log Cabin Checkers Board" repurposed wood construction

Located in Phoenix, AZ

This is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South that were used as a symbolic languag...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

"Between You and Me" repurposed wood wall hanging

"Between You and Me" repurposed wood wall hanging

Located in Phoenix, AZ

This is evident in his wooden assemblages that reference both Ghanian strip-woven kente cloth and Black quilting traditions of the American South that were used as a symbolic languag...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Mixed Piecework European Embroidery Pillow
Mixed Piecework European Embroidery Pillow

Mixed Piecework European Embroidery Pillow

By Daniel Pontius

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A central strip of a 19th C continental silver work embroidery shown on the reverse side composed with vintage Kente cloth, Tsumugi silk and Huang Ping Miao cotton and embroidery an...

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Antique 19th Century European Pillows and Throws

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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.