09/09/2025
Every single history of Asantes are documented and we will never allow lies and falsehoods to be festering henceforth.
Here is a documented account of how Asante (Akan) Kente reached Eweland: until the early 1940s, the Ewe people did not know how to weave the Akan-Asante type of cloth called Kente. Their own weaving was called Agbomevo, not Kente or Kete.
The transfer of Asante Kente to Eweland involved key figures from Bonwire, including Nana Safo-Kantanka, Kwabena Okai, Atta Kuffour, Kwadwo Birikoran, and Mensah from Baman near Bonwire. Others involved were Kwame Duodu, Agyei Mensa, and Kwabena Nipa, all from Bonwire.
The Achimota School also played a pivotal role in spreading Kente to other parts of Southern Ghana, including Agbozume.
This account comes directly from Nana Safo-Kantanka, the master weaver at Bonwire at the time, who also served as the weaver for Akyem Abuakwahene, Nana Ofori Atta (real name Kwadwo Dua). Nana Ofori Atta was a member of the Board of Governors of Achimota School, which helped facilitate this cultural exchange.
It is important for everyone to read this documented history to counter false claims being spread by some who attempt to appropriate Asante and Akan heritage. People who claim Komfo Anokye is an Ewe and he is called Togbe Tsala from Notsie. What more can't they claim, yet they have no single written document to buttress their lies. Tueh!
