Could it be that [D]s were aware of potential ridicule of the Kente but not minding it because because bigger things at stake?

Kente cloth is a fabric of royalty, patterns are different and each pattern has a meaning and a message (Comms?)

https://whatyouneedtoknowaboutkente.weebly.com/pattern-meanings.html

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/487514728395929626/