Tafi Abuife Kente Village

I visited Tafi Abuife and enjoyed the visit. The guide told the village story and explained the kente weaving. Then he took me to the kente showroom. The price of this visit was a reasonable 50cedis. It was a highlight on my Ghana tour.

The place is very cool

Nice original Kente here

Nice place to be

The Tafi Abuife Kente Village is a very small town in the Tafi Traditional Area in the Volta Region of Ghana. You can witness the skill of young Kente weavers in their daily task of weaving very colourful Kente strips. The weaving looms, although somehow primitive, do a great job in the hands of these very skilled weavers. Worth a visit to witness the speed and dexterity of these young people (mainly man, but also some women) in their daily activity. You can also buy beautiful Kente strips thus supporting this community.

Nice place to be
Try and visit there

The guide just wanted to sell something. Explained the weaving process very shortly and then wanted us to go back to the shop. 90% or more of the kente was woven with some shining glittering yarn - which I didn't like at all. The prices were as high as in the weaving village around Kumasi (where they rarely used glitter yarn)

A lot needs to be done to uplift the site.