The Grand Durbar
The Grand
Durbar is the climax of the annual Kente Festival. On this day traditional
leaders, rulers, and people from all of the 37 towns and villages of the
Agotime Traditional Area converge at Kpetoe, the paramount seat. There is a
long procession to the ceremonial Durbar grounds. Chiefs and Queen Mothers are
dressed in their best traditional outfits and rich Kente. War Lords ride into
the grounds in their palanquins like they did on the Hero and Heroines Day with
their entourages following. As many as 1500 different varieties of Kente cloth
can be identified during these ceremonies of dancing, singing, drumming and
speeches.
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| The Official Kente Weaver being carried in. |
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| The hands and the feet are in such rhythm. |
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