Ntonso
small town in the Kwabre District Ghana
Ntonso is a town in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region noted for its Adinkra crafts. It is located about 15 km north of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. It is also the home of Adventist Girls High School.
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.
Hospitality
Ntonso also has visitor centers and official tour guides.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19978151. Authority coordinates are 6.833, -1.517. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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