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  2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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    African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa. They were introduced to West Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian batik designs. [4] They began to adapt their designs and colours to suit the tastes of the African ...

  3. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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    Ankara is also known as Dutch wax, African wax, or African print. There are Yoruba made Ankara cloth. Ankara can have various themes and symbols printed on it, such as flowers, animals, stars, or abstract shapes. Eya / Lace: a delicate fabric made from yarn or thread that is looped, twisted, or knotted to create intricate patterns. Lace can be ...

  4. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    Kuba Raffia cloth, made by the Kuba of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo Contemporary West African textile designs. African textiles are textiles from various locations across the African continent. Across Africa, there are many distinctive styles, techniques, dyeing methods, and decorative and functional purposes.

  5. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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    Adire textile is a type of dyed cloth from south west Nigeria traditionally made by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The word 'Adire' originally derives from the Yoruba words 'adi' which means to tie and 're' meaning to dye. [ 3 ]

  6. Akosombo Textile Limited - Wikipedia

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    Akosombo Textiles Limited now Akosombo Industrial Company Limited [5] was established in 1967. [2] A new production line ABC (A. Brunschweiler & Company) [6] Wax opened a new facility at ATL to produce a standard wax range for the Ghanaian local market. [7] ABC over the past 100 years has been synonymous with textile manufacturing in Africa and ...

  7. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    The now trademark dashiki design was born from the "Angelina print", a wax print pattern by Dutch designer Toon van de Mannaker for Netherlands-based Vlisco, whose designs are "inspired by Africa". [3] [4] The exact inspiration for the Angelina print pattern was traditional silk embroidered tunics worn by Ethiopian women.

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