Ntonso Explained

Official Name:Ntonso
Settlement Type:Urban area
Pushpin Map:Ghana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ghana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ashanti Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kumasi Metropolitan
Population As Of:2012
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Timezone Dst:GMT

Ntonso is a town in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region noted for its Adinkra crafts.[1] It is located about 15 km north of Kumasi in the Ashanti region.[2] It is also the home of Adventist Girls High School.[3]

Home of Adinkra

Ntonso is the place where the adinkra cloth is made in Ghana. The traditional adinkra is made from the scratch locally. It is the producer of Ghana's adinkra, a fabric known for its proverbial wisdom and symbols. The cloth was initially worn for funerals only in the Ashanti region of Ghana. It comes in a variety of colors such as brown, red and black. Currently, it is produced in all colors and used everywhere in Ghana.[4]

Hospitality

Ntonso also has visitor centers and official tour guides.[5] Visitors could be engaged in a variety of stages of adinkra production like dye preparation, adinkra stamping, cloth dyeing and embroidery of stamped cloth.

See also

References

6.8333°N -32°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWW.NTONSO ADINKRA.COM. ntonsoadinkra.webs.com. 2015-04-23.
  2. Web site: Ntonso travel. 2020-08-11. Lonely Planet. en.
  3. Web site: Fire destroys only dormitory at Ntonso SHS. 2015-04-23.
  4. Web site: Visit Ghana Ntonso Adinkra Cloth Village. 2020-08-11. Visit Ghana. en-US.
  5. Web site: Nature Is Beautiful And Authentic!!! - Review of Ntonso Adinkra Craftsmen, Kumasi, Ghana. 2020-08-11. Tripadvisor. en.