Dress aesthetics of smock in northern Ghana: Form, function, and context
- Journal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology
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Samuel Acquaah,1 Emmanuel R K Amissah,2 Patrique de Graft Yankson3
Department of Textile Design and Fashion Studies Education, University of Education, Ghana - Samuel Acquaah, Department of Education, Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Ghana
- Patrique deGraft Yankson, Department of Graphic Design, University of Education, Ghana
Abstract
The paper is a study of the dress aesthetics of smock in Northern Ghana; their form, function and context. The study examines the cultural aesthetics of smock in Northern traditional textiles and its role in the preservation, presentation and promotion of Northern culture and makes recommendations for its sustenance. The researchers adopted the qualitative paradigm and used descriptive and visual analytic approaches through the use of interviews and observations as its research tools.
Keywords
Aesthetic, Artefacts, Cultural Symbolism, Indigenous Textiles, Regalia, Smock, North; Traditional Rulers, Yensichi, Dagomba, Bingmaa, Kpakoto, Yeble, Balmaasu, Kuyilli Gbagno, Moslem community, Nam-Kpaargu
