Cheap China-made African print wax brands have been present in markets on the continent for decades, initially as badly-made replicas, but increasingly, as high-quality alternatives.
+ The typical Asante Kuntukuni (black and dark brown) colour of the official family funeral fabric produced by GTP
A new textile print has been introduced for the funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
The theme for the wax print is: Odupɔn bi atutu, a Twi expression which means: ‘A big tree has fallen’.
It was designed by Tex Styles Ghana Limited, formerly Ghana Textiles Printing Company Limited, at the instance of the family of the late President.
The name of the cloth was chosen to immortalise the memory of the first President of the Fourth Republic.
The Head of Design, Premium African Textiles/Tex Styles Ghana Limited, Mr Bismarck Adu-Asare, told the