#Teena The Northern Narrative

‘Teena’ means hope in Grushie, which is spoken in some Gonja and Zongo communities.  The collection comprises of women’s handbags, messenger bags and unisex laptop bags. 

The design for each product is informed by a piece of Fugu, which means ‘cloth’ in Moshie. The cloth is made with cotton which is processed into threads. The threads are then stretched, dyed in different colours, dried and woven into strips and stoles with handlooms.

The woven cloth signifies unity: Unity in nation building; Unity in the workplace; Unity to achieve a dream, any dream; Unity to make Ghana a much better place to live in and work for.  Dr Nkrumah and five of his patriot comrades: Komla Gbedemah, Kojo Botsio, Archie Casely-Hayford, Krobo Edusei, and N.A. Wellbeck all appeared in splendid smocks at the Old Polo grounds on March 6 1957, to declare Ghana’s official independence from British colonialism.

Accordingly, the patched leather used in manufacturing the Teena series signifies unity and togetherness. Despite (if not because of) our varying cultural backgrounds, beliefs, occupations and political affiliations, we can build the Nation by intertwining strength and hope. We aim to extend this narrative.