01 ye13
Chigadzirwa Geek: Zvigaro zveKente zveGhana Zvakava sei Phenomenon Pasi Pose
Darkroom London Chinonzi chii? Kente (akadudzwa KEN-TEH)
Ndekupi? Aya Akan States eGhana, kunyanya Ashanti
Ndiani anezvo? Project Bly, Novica, OpenSky
02 of 13
Chinopfuura Chirevo Chedu
Lonny Ani nani anoda kugadzirwa, angave mumafashoni kana mumapuranga emumba, anoziva kuti izvi zvose pamusoro pezviitiko. Vanouya uye vanoenda. Zvimwe zvezvinhu zvakanakisisa zvisingatombofi, kana kupinda uye kunze kwemafashoni kwemakore maviri emakore. Vamwe vanosiyira isu kuzunungusa misoro yedu pamusoro pekuti vangadai vakawana sei kudai kwakadaro pakutanga, asi zvino vanogona kudzoka zvakare. Kazhinji kubuda uye kuyerera kwemitambo kunogona kunzi kungoshandiswa kungoitwa vagary yekuchinja zvinodiwa. Asi dzimwe nguva chiitiko chinowanzoitika chikamu chechimwe chinhu chakakura, chimiro chechitsika chakaratidzwa mune fashoni yemazuva ano. Uye kana izvozvo zvikaitika chinhu chimwe chokuyeuka.
03 we13
The Kente Cloth Revolution
Architectural Digest Mumakore makumi mapfumbamwe nemakumi mana nemakore makumi mapfumbamwe nemashanu, tende reKente yaiva tsika inoshamisa. Muzvipfeko zvose uye pamapfekero epamba ndiyo yaiva iyo nzira yepamusoro yenzira yakakurumbira yeAfro-centric yenguva. Kana iwe wakatarisa nhamba ipi neipi yezviratidzwa zveterevhizheni iwe unogona kunge wakazviona. Kana iwe wakaenda kumakonti epamberi kana kuti masangano ekutamba iwe unogona kunge wakaipfeka. Uye kana iwe uchida kuumba kweAfrica, iwe unogona kunge uchidawo. Chingave chausingazivi iwe kuti kente yevheti yevheti yemakore ekupedzisira kwemazana nemazana makumi maviri nemakumi maviri ekutanga yakanga iriwo yekudzoka kwepasi rose kwemaitiro aimbove akaenzana kune vanokudzwa eUsangano hweAantianti mune zuva ranhasi reGhana, kuWest Africa. Uye nepo hutsika iyo yakamhanya nzira yayo nekutendeuka kwemazana emakore haina chiratidzo chekudzoka, zvakakosha kuziva kuti chiito chechipiri chaive chakaita chiitiko chezvakaitika semafashoni.
04 ye13
A Display of Royalty
Lonny Pamwe neBono, Denkyera, Akwamu, Fante (Fanti) uye vamwe, Umambo hweAsantianti (Asante) hwaive humwe hwematongerwe enyika evanhu veAkan, avo vane nzvimbo yakawanda yezvinhu zvinodhura zvemazuva ano eGhana, Togo neCôte d ' Ivoire (1). Yakagadzwa muzana remakore rechi18 na King Osei Tutu, Ashanti akakurumidza kusimuka kuti ave mukuru uye ane simba zvikuru kune dzimwe nyika dzeAkan dzinobereka goridhe (2). Kente jira rakasikwa kuti riratidze upfumi nekugadzirwa kwemadzimambo sechimiro chehurumende chaiyo yakachengeterwa chete zviitiko zvinokosha (3). Anozivikanwa munharaunda sekuti nwentoma, izwi rokuti Kente rinobva kune "kenten," rinoreva bhasiki-rinoreva kuonekwa kwebhasiki-sekugadzira uye chigadziko cheraffia chakashandiswa pakutanga (4). Sezvakawanda zveAfrica zvemitambo yekugadzira, kuveketa kende yekente kunopfuura nzira yekugadzirwa kwemavara, iyo inyanzvi mutauro unoonekwa uye tsika inoshandiswa nhengo imwe neimwe.
05 of 13
Wakavezwa Mashoko
Akiiki "Kuisa zvigadzirwa zvinogadzirwa nemaoko nevanosuka ivo pachavo kana nevamwe vanoziva muzvigadziri zvinoshandiswa.China chezvigadziri zvekugadzira zvinosanganisira chidimbu, Kofi nsadua (" chivako chakaberekwa neChishanu "), inovakwa nematanda; , mana kana matanhatu matanhatu (asatia, asanan kana asasia) akabatanidzwa pamapuranga nemapulle (asingasviki) ane spools (donowa) akaiswa mukati mawo; shuttles (kurokurowa) ane bobbins (uhaa) akaiswa mukati mavo; (tabon) Mimwe midziyo inotsigira inonzi skein winder (fwirdie) uye bobbin winder (dadabena), mubati wehove (menkomena), anoshandiswa kubatisisa mabhunu (uhaa) munguva yehup-laying (nhomatene) uye chikwata chekugadzira (heakdleun or Asadua) Izvi zvishandiso, sezvipfeko mumucheka, zvine zvigaro zvekufananidzira uye zvinopa ruremekedzo rukuru. " - Midwest Global Group
06 of 13
Mirazi Nechinangwa
Noir Blanc Kunze kwekukosha kunosungirirwa nekugadzira micheka, chikamu chimwe nechimwe chejira rakapedzerwa rinoita kuti zvinyatsoreva. Muvara wega wega unoshandiswa mumutambo weKente unofambisa nayo zvinoreva. Izvi zvinogona kubva pane kuporesa uye nenyasha, kubvumirana, kuporesa kwe mweya uye rudo (5). Muzvose kune marudzi gumi anopfuura mavara akasiyana-siyana kune mamwe mazheti eKente, mumwe nomumwe ane zvizhinji zvezvinorehwa zvinorehwa. Rimwe runyanaro rwekukwikwidzana kwezvimiridzo zvakabatanidzwa mumarudzi akasiyana-siyana zvinogona kuwanikwa pano.
07 pa13
Mienzaniso Inotaura Nhau
Elle Decor Kunyangwe zvipfeko uye mapfupa ejira yakapera Kente ane zvinoreva. Kakawanda mahedheni ndiwo anogadzirisa chikonzero chekusarudza zita uye zvinoreva chidimbu (6). Mutsara acho akave akabatanidzwa mumagadzirirwo ega ega geometric ayo anodzokororwa mumucheka wose. Aya maitiro mashoma anotakura mazita uye zvinoreva zvose zvavo zvakadai saOhene Anewa ("Mambo anoona zvose), Nkyimkyim (" upenyu hahuna nzira yakarurama ") uye Niyata (" munondo unocheka mativi maviri ") (7).
08 we13
Kukoka Tsika
Kayla Jones Pane imwe nguva apedza tambo yakagadziridzwa inotora chimiro chekupedzisira. Iko kune mazana matatu matatu anopfuura Kente machira maitiro, rimwe nerimwe rine mazita uye zvinoreva. Mamwe, akadai seOyokoman nguo, anonzi mazita emhuri. Iyi muenzaniso, iyo yaiva yekutanga yeKente muenzaniso, yakanga yakafukidzwa naOtumfuo Nana Prempeh I, mambo wegumi nematatu weAsantianti, aibva kuimba yeOyokoman (8). Vamwe vanotsvaga zvinyorwa zvakadai se "Obaakofu Mmu Man" ("munhu mumwe chete haatongi rudzi") kana "Abusua Ye Dom" ("mhuri yakakura isimba") (9).
09 ye13
Chiratidzo cheRusununguko
Hamill Tribal Textiles Kupedzisa kweEuropean simba muAfrica kwaisava nekukurumidza uye nyore nyore kubudirira. Pasinei nemazana emakore ekuwedzera simba reBrithani munharaunda iyo haina kusvika muna 1901 kuti Umambo hweAsanti hwakava hurumende yeBrithani. Kutevera kukundwa kweAshanti muHondo yeGoridhe Stool, yakarongedzwa nemurwi anozivikanwa mhandara Yaa Asantewaa, Umambo hweAshanti hwakatongerwa mumutemo muBritain yeGold Coast Colony (10). Asi Mumakore mashoma makumi mashanu Ashanti yaiwana rusununguko pamwe chete neGhana (11). Zvingave kuti kubudirira uye kupemberera kwenyika yose iyo inogona kuisa iyo iyo inounza jira reKente muchipfeko nemisha yevanhu pasi rose kwemakore ari kuuya.
10 pa13
Kente & Pan-Africanism
Urarame Vashandi Musi waMarch 6, 1957, Ghana yakanzi yakasununguka nekutonga kweBritish (12). Kunyangwe nedzimwe zvikwereti izvi zvinopa Ghana senyika yekutanga yeAfrica kuti iite izvi, pane nzvimbo yakakwana yekusawirirana pamusoro pechikonzero ichi (13). Chinonyatsojekesa ndezvekuti kusunungurwa kweGhana pasi pemazuva ano-purezidhendi, Kwame Nkrumah, kwaive kugadzirisa korona yePan-African movement iyo yakanga ichishanda pamakondinendi akawanda pamusoro pemakore mazhinji ekuvandudza zvematongerwe enyika evanhu vakaburuka kubva kuAfrica pasi pose uye zvikurukuru mukondinendi pachayo (14).
11 pa13
Kugadzira uye Zvematongerwe Enyika
Global Fusion Zvinyorwa Kubva mubasa re1800 reEdwin Wilmot Blyden, uye rakagadziriswa semutauro muna 1900 neChirungu muchechi wekuChirungu Henry Sylvester Williams, Pan-Africanism yakanga yakagadzirwa nehuwandu hwemagariro, ezvematongerwo enyika uye tsika dzakarongeka zvakarongeka pamusoro peWEB dzeBoBois 'Pan-African Congresses (15) ). Nekusunungurwa kwenyika dzeAfrica seimwe yezvinangwa zvayo, Pan-African Movement yakazara basa rezviedza zvakadai saJames Africanus Beale naFrederick Douglass, pamwe neCCLR naJames Ge Geji Padmore. Vose James naPadmore, shamwari kubva paudiki, vakatsigira kuNkrumah kare uye munguva yehutungamiri hwake, naPadmore vachitora nzvimbo yepamusoro mukutonga kweNkrumah (16).
12 pa13
Yakagoverwa Nhaka & Tariro Yakagoverwa
Global Fusion Zvinyorwa Sezvo Ghana yakawedzera kukosha pamamiriro ezvinhu epasi rose mbatya yakagadzirwa nechekare yeAkan yakatorawo pane zvitsva zvepasi rose. Kente jira rakazova chiratidzo chekugoverwa kweAfrica nhaka pamwe netariro nekutsunga kwehupenyu hunojeka hunouya. Kuchinja kwacho kwakanga kusati kwaitika zvachose. Vose DuBois naNkrumah - iye pachake ari Akan asi asiri wekuwedzera kweAsantianti - akashanda kuita Kente mucheka kubatana kwekubatana kwaakazova, kuupfekedza panguva dzinokosha dzevanhu vose. Apo Nkruma akasunungurwa kubva mujeri muna 1957, mazuva mushure mematongerwo enyika ake ezvematongerwe enyika akakunda sarudzo inokosha, akabuda kubva muutapwa akapfeka chimiro cheKente chinonzi Mmeeda (MEE-DAH), zvinoreva, "chimwe chisina kumboitika kare." Gare gare gore iroro apo iye akazivisa rusununguko rwenyika yake akafuka muenzaniso Adwini Asa kana, "Ndakaita zvandinogona" (17). Uye apo Nkrumah akaroora muEgipita, Fathia Rizk, "vatengesi vakadzi" - vashandi vemabhizimisi vane simba vaiva nekutengesa mabhizimisi emishonga - vakaratidza kubvumirwa kwavo nesarudzo yake nekusikwa kwemufananidzo unonzi Fathia fata Nkrumah kana "Fathia suits Nkrumah" ( 18). Kunyange zvazvo Nkrumah pakupedzisira yaizoiswa muna 1966 kana iri kure nenyika, Ghana icharamba iri chiratidzo chikuru chePan-Africanists munyika yose. Mumakore ake ekupedzisira, WEB DuBois yaizoita Ghana gamba rake, kuchinjana uhu hwake hwekuAmerica hweGhanai (19).
13 pa13
Nhoroondo Yakapfuma Inyanzvi
Ghana Ndinokuda Mukugadzirwa sezviri mune zvimwe zvose, nhoroondo inotora kutendeuka kusingazivikanwi, nguva dzose kutora pfungwa dzakare uye kuifungidzira kuti zvikwanise mamiriro matsva uye asingatarisiri. Muchiitiko ichi, chimiro chekugadzirisa chakasikwa kugadzirisa madzimambo kubva kune vanhuwo zvavo vemumwe rudzi chakave chiratidzo chekugara nhaka, mamiriro ezvinhu akajairika uye chinowanzokonzera vanhu vemarudzi mazhinji pasi pose. Muchigadzirwa, jira reKente rakaita izvo zvakanakisisa zvinoitwa nguva dzose - zvakatora nguva inokosha zvikuru munyika inoshanduka. Uye kana Kente asina kuuya kana kuti kwete Kechipiri mamiriro ezvinhu echipiri iteration inokumbira mubvunzo iwoyo apo vanhu vanotarisa kumashure panguva yedu, chii chichava nguva, pfungwa uye zvirongwa zvichatirondedzera?