Kente weaving

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="063a6553.jpg"> <div> <B><meta name="description" content=" dipo adinkra fiema kente bracelets Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled"></B><B>Kente weaving</B><B><meta name="keywords" content=" Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled kiln Koforidua market"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Eleven day tour - </B><B>Itinerary</B></div> <div> Day 1: Meet at airport and transfer to hotel.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15ca76f0.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="111" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Day 2: Orientation on health, customs, and currency: morning tour of Accra, Ghana's capital: visit the National Museum to learn Ghana's history and cultural pedigree: tour the Arts Centre. </div> <div> Day 3: Drive North to Kumasi, historic capital of the Ashanti nation, through exquisite scenery from the coast up onto the central plateau.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15e9f6a0.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> Days 4-5-6-7: Weaving in Bonwire. Afternoon excusions to the Cultural Centre, Lake Bosomtwe, Kumasi Central Market.</div> <div> Day 8: South to Cape Coast, through the famous gold-bearing region of Obuasi.</div> <div> Day 9: Explore the rainforest canopy walkways of Kakum Forest reserve with guides.</div> <div> Day 10:Tour Cape Coast's spectacular seventeenth century castle, a historic evocation of the Slave Trade. before return to Accra via the scenic Winneba beach.</div> <div> Day 11: Shopping in Accra's  Makola Market and the Arts Centre, or relaxing on the beach before return flight.     </div> <div> Cost of the tours is an all inclusive £990 plus flights. This covers transport, accomodation, food, entry fees etc.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1c0895b0.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Email info@fiema.com to find out more about the Ashanti Arts and Crafts Tours.</div> <div> Or call us on 01488 686 222.</div> <bR> <div> For more about brass and powder glass beads go to </div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U>Fiema Crafts</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=2996864; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=32; var sc_security="530351fc"; var sc_text=2; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c33.statcounter.com/2996864/0/530351fc/0/" alt="website statistics" /></a></div></noscript> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ghana Ashanti</B><B> Kente Weaving  - ethical, responsible, community based tours</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> Kente is the traditional cloth of the Asanti and other peoples in West Africa, woven in narrow strips in a variety of designs each with symbolic meaning. </div> <bR> <div> Kente cloth is a prestigious garment worn for ceremonial occasions, by chiefs, Kings, and heads of state. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4ef8e2b0.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> According to tradition, Bonwire was one of the five Kente centres founded by exiles from Denkyira, who settled around Kumasi after their people were conquered by the Ashanti in the late 17th century. Another legend is that the people of Bonwire learnt to weave by watching a spider weave its web. Narrow strip cloth found elsewhere in West Africa has been dated to the 11th century.</div> <bR> <div> As they were very skilful weavers they were forbidden to sell cloth to anyone without the king's permission. </div> <bR> <div> <B>You can see Kente Weaving and try it for yourself on an </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Craft tour July 28th August 6th 2008"><U><B>Ashanti Crafts Tour</B></U></A><B>. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dates are Saturday to Saturday: Feb 7-21,  Mar 7-21, Apr 11-25, May 9-23, Jun 13-27, Jul 11-25, Aug 8-22, Sept 12-26, Oct 10-24, Nov 14-28, Dec 12-26. 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