Textiles in Ghana carry a far greater importance than you might expect. This free course will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The meanings and values of textiles in Ghana
- 1 The meanings and values of textiles in Ghana
- 2 Definitions
- 2 Definitions
- 2.1 Kente
- 2.2 Adinkra
- 2.3 Making kente
- 2.4 The manufacture of kente
- 2.5 Making adinkra
- 2.6 Questions
- 3 Making
- 3 Making
- 3.1 The people who make kente
- 3.2 The people who make adinkra
- 3.3 Training to weave kente
- 3.4 Training to make adinkra
- 3.5 What can we learn?
- 4 Using
- 4 Using
- 4.1 The functions of kente
- 4.2 The meaning of kente designs
- 4.3 The functions of adinkra
- 4.4 The meanings of adinkra
- 4.5 Questions
- 5 History
- 5 History
- 5.1 History of kente
- 5.2 History of adinkra
- 5.3 Addressing the issues
- 6 Selling
- 6 Selling
- 6.1 Marketing cloth in Ghana
- 6.2 The marketing of prints in Kumasi market
- 7 Conclusion
- 7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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By taking this course, you will get comprehensive information about the history and how to make and weave traditional Ghana textiles. I think learning about the traditional textiles og other countries can give you a source of inspiration and a broader perspective in today's modern fashion world.
