 In 1697, the Ashanti King, desiring hand-woven cloth, commissioned one of his sub-chiefs, the Akyimpimhene, to send people from the towns of Adanwomase, Asotwe, Bonwire, and Wonoo to study strip-weaving in Bontuku, a small village in present-day Ivory Coast.When they returned, the apprentices were given swatches of fabric with specific patterns on them that they were told to study and be able to recreate on demand.These patterns were called Sesea and are considered to be the first examples of true Ashanti Kente Cloth.