KENTE CLOTH:  A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY




Compiled by Ruth A. Hodges
Reference Librarian
February 1994

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Howard University
Washington, DC









Adda, Rebecca and Kodzo Chapman. "Kente in Modern Fashion." Uhuru Magazine.
     No. 5 (1990): 19-21.

Adler, Peter and Nicholas Barnard. African Majesty: Textile Art of the Ashanti and 
     Ewe. London: Thames and Hudson, 1992.

African-American Institute. Sakake: Textile Art from West Africa. New York: 
     African-American Institute, 1975. 13 pp.

"African Fabric Art," Black Collegian 11 (August-September 1980): 189-190.

Aradeon, Susan B. " Enduring Vitality of West African Dress," pp. 133-142. 
     In African Unity : the Cultural Foundations.  Lagos: Centre for Black and 
     African Arts and Civilization, 1988. 

Ashinger, Phyllis. "Dress and Adornment of African American Entertainers," pp. 
     179-190.  In African American Dress and Adornment: a Cultural Perspective. 
     Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1990.  186 pp.

Asihene, Emmanuel V. "Textile." pp. 56-58. In Understanding the Traditional Art of 
      Ghana. London: Associated University Presses, 1978.   A M709 As42

Banchi, D. D. Bonwire Nwentoma. A Bachelor's Degree Thesis.  University of Science
     and Technology, Kumasi, 1966.

Bishopp, Gregory James. A Comparison of the Social and Aesthetic Role of Asante and 
     Ewe Narrow Strip Weaving. A Masters Thesis, University of California, Santa 
     Barbara, 1977.

*Boahen, A. Adu. "The Caravan Trade in the Nineteenth Century." In Problems in 
     Africa. edited by Robert Collins. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1968.

Blake, John. "A Clash of Cultures." Atlanta Constitution(25 November 1991): 1.

Boateng, Akuamoah. "Genesis of Kente the Bonwire Story." Uhuru. No. 5 (1990): 24-26.

Britt, Donna. "Kente Cloth's Wiles Have Yet to Unfold." Washington Post B (26 May 
     1992): 1.

Brownstein, Andrew. "Showdown over Kente Cloth." Washington Post A (12 June 1992): 
     1.

Burger, Warren. "Kente Case." Washington Post A (6 August 1992): 25.

Chartrand, Sabra. "A Dispute over Courtroom Attire and  Principles." New York Times
     B (19 June 1992): 8.

Christian, Angela. "Kente." In Facets of Ghanaian Culture. pp. 11-15. Schriesheim-
     Heidelberg:  Books on African Studies, J. Bedu-Addo. 

Cole, Herbert M. "Kente: a Meaningful Tradition in Cloth," American Visions 5 
      (October 1990): 18-22.

"D.C. Lawyer Told to Remove African Kente Cloth for Jury Trial." Washington Post F
      (23 May 1992): 1.

Dendel, Esther W. African Fabric Crafts: Sources of African Design and Technique.  
      New York:  Taplinger, 1974. 160 pp.  A M746 D413

Douglas, Linda B. "Kente Cloth in the Fabric of Campus Life." Black Issues in Higher 
     Education 9 (July 1992):  1, 12.

Dunbar, Donnette. "'Everybody Wants a Piece of Africa Now'."  Los Angeles Times 
     E (27 October 1991): 5.

Dzide, Dan. "Kente Fever," [letter to the editor] West Africa (London) 3877 (January
     6-12 1992): 4.

Gaines-Carter, Patrice. "D.C. Lawyer Told to Remove African Kente Cloth for Jury 
     Trial."  Washington Post F (23 May 1992): 1.

"Ghana Opens Permanent London Showroom for Handicrafts; Carvings, Art, Cloth, etc.," 
     West African Review 30 (November 1959): 734-735.

Gilroy, Peggy S. "Asante and Ewe Textile Traditions." In Patterns of Life: West 
     African Strip-Weaving Traditions. pp. 33-42.  Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution 
     Press, 1987. Afr M746.14 G395

Gilroy, Peggy S. "Catalogue of the Exhibition (Wrapper Asante People, Ghana)." In 
     Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions. pp. 64-85. Washington, 
     DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.  Afr M746.14 G395

Griffin, Brenda E. A Study of Some West African Textiles Designs and Dress. M.S. 
     Thesis, Howard University. 121 pp.

Hall, Robert L. "Savoring Africa in the New World," pp. 161-171.  In Seeds of 
     Change: a Quincentennial Commemoration.  Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution 
     Press, 1991.

History, Design and Craft in West African Strip-Woven Cloth.  (Symposium). Sponsored 
     by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution on February 18-19, 1988. 
     168 pp.

Hunter-Gadson, Leslie. "Marketing the Motherland," Black Enterprise 21 (December 
     1990): 76-82.

"Judge Objects to Lawyer's African-Style Cloth." New York Times 1 (24 May 1992): 23.

"Judging the Kente Cloth." Washington Post A (13 June 1992): 20.

Kent, Kate P. Introducing West African Cloth. Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Natural 
     History, 1971. 53 pp.    A M646.3 K416

Lamb, Venice. West African Weaving. London: Duckworth, 1975.  A M745.5 L169w.

Newman, Thelma R. "African Textile Arts." In Contemporary African Arts and Crafts:
     On-Site Working with Art Forms and Processes. pp. 62-65. New York: Crown 
     Publishers, 1974.  A M709 N468

Obuobi, R. J. The Development of Textile Designing in Ghana. Bachelors Degree Thesis.  
     University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, 1969.

Ofori-Ansa. Final Report on Kente; More Than a Cloth: A Field Research on the 
     Symbolism, Cultural Context of Usages and Modern Applications of the Asante 
     Kente Cloth. Hyattsville, MD: Sankofa, 1992. 169 pp.

Ofori-Ansa. Kente: More Then a Cloth: The History and Symbolism of Ghana's Asante 
     Kente Cloth. Hyattsville, MD: Sankofa, 1993.   [Chart]

Ofori-Ansa. Kente Cloth: An Art Tradition in Transition.  Hyattsville, MD: Sankofa, 
     1989. [Video]

Owen, Bessie Y. Innovations in Mixed Media Painting Using Traditional African 
     Textile Design Techniques with Contemporary Painting Media. M.A. Thesis, 
     Howard University. 119 pp.

Paine, Skeila. Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents: with 
     Worldwide Guide to Identification. New York: Rizzoli, 1990. 192 pp.    
     M746.44 P165.

Patterns of Traditional African Dress, Drawing of Howard University School of Human 
     Ecology . . .  Washington, DC: Howard University, 1975    A M646 P277

Picton, John and John Mack. African Textiles. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. 128 pp.  
     M746 P589 1989

Picton, John. African Textiles: Looms, Weaving and Design. London: British Museum 
     Publ., 1979. 208 pp.  A M746 P589

Plumer, Cheryl. African Textiles; an Outline of Handcrafted Sub-Saharan Fabrics. 
     Michigan: Michigan State University, 1970. 146 pp. A M746 P733

Rattray, R. S. "Weaving." In Religion and Art in Ashanti. pp. 220-263. Oxford: 
     Clarendon Press, 1927.  M966.74 R18r.

Richardson, Rubye C. Factors Influencing the Choice of Wearing Apparel for Selected 
     Occasion. M.S. Thesis, Howard University, 1951.

Samuels, Anita M. "Here's 'Mickey D' with Kente Cloth and Artists from Ellington to 
     Jackson." New York Times   3 (18 October 1992): 8.

Sieber, Roy. African Textiles and Decorative Arts. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 
     1972. 239 pp.    A M745 Si15

Smith, Shea C. "Kente Motifs." African Arts. 9 (1975): 36-39.   

Spencer, Anne M. In Praise of Heroes: Contemporary African Commemorative Cloth. 
     Newark, NJ: Newark Museum, 1983. 39 pp.   A M677 Sp33

Spring, Christopher. African Textiles. New York: Crescent Books, 1989. 49 pp.

A Study in Akan Art and Religion (in Ghana). African International. African 
     Institute.  January, 1961. pp. 46-60.

Teye, Akpo. "The Traditional Kente Cloth." Image College of Art Journal. 1 
     (1970): 29-35.

Traditional African Dress and Textiles: An Exhibition of the Susan B. Aradeon 
     Collection of West African Dress at the Museum of African Art. Washington, 
     DC: Museum of African Art, 1975.    A M391 T692

Yankah, Kwesi. "Around the World in Kente Cloth." Uhuru. No. 5  (1990): 15-17.



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