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2. 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 ...

3. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A woman wearing a blouse and skirt set, right. Batik—created with hot wax and dye. Fancy print—created by printing patterns on cloth. Unlike expensive wax prints, the design is printed on one side of the cotton fabric. Fancy prints are made in Europe, India, and West Africa. The most popular fancy print is known as the traditional print.

4. Capulana - Wikipedia

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   Today, these early styles of capulana are used primarily by "tinyanga" (witch doctors, spirit healers, "curandeiros"). "Palu", a style with very small plaid patterns in blue and white, was also popular in early years of the capulana. Today, there are many kinds of capulanas of various designs and colors.

5. Ina Garten and Martha Stewart both love this blouse style ...

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   This easy-to-wear denim shirts looks a lot like the styles Garten and Stewart wear, but for a fraction of the price at under $40 on Amazon. More than 70% of shoppers give it five stars, with one ...

6. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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   For example, many countries in West Africa have a "distinct regional dress styles that are the products of long-standing textile crafts in weaving, dyeing, and printing", but these traditions are still able to coexist with western styles. [citation needed] A large contrast in African fashion is between rural and urban societies. Urban societies ...

7. Hausa people - Wikipedia

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   The women can be identified by wrappers called zani, made with colourful cloth known as atampa or Ankara, (a descendant of early designs from the famous Tie-dye techniques the Hausa have for centuries been known for, named after the Hausa name for Accra the capital of what is now Ghana, and where an old Hausa speaking trading community still ...