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2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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   African waxprints, West Africa Waxprints sold in a shop in West Africa Lady selling colourful waxprint fabrics in Togo "Afrika im Gewand - Textile Kreationen in bunter Vielfalt", African Textiles Exhibition Museum der Völker 2016. African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa.

3. Sika Wo Ntaban (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   The fabric's design components includes a colored motif with lines and a flying bird on a plain or colored background in an oval shape. [ citation needed ] The colored motif comes in a variety of colors such as blue, yellow and green whereas the colored background of the bird comes in a variety of red, white and yellow backgrounds.

4. African textiles - Wikipedia

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   African textiles can be used as historical documents. [31] cloth can be used to commemorate a certain person, event, and even a political cause. Much of the history conveyed had more to do with how others impacted the African people, rather than about the African people themselves.

5. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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   Sotho woman wearing a brown shweshwe dress. Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.

6. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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   In Kuba culture, men are responsible for raffia palm cultivation and the weaving of raffia cloth. [1] Several types of raffia cloth are produced for different purposes, the most common form of which is a plain woven cloth that is used as the foundation for decorated textile production.

7. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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   Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion among the Asante, Akan and Ewe people. According to Asante oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread to commemorate special occasions, and kente brands led by master weavers are in high ...

8. Korhogo cloth - Wikipedia

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   Korhogo cloth is an African textile made by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Often described as being in the shadows of bogolafini (mud cloth) and kente, [1] korhogo comes in neutral and earthy tones like browns, blacks and creams. Korhogo is made by hand painting designs on hand woven and hand spun cotton fabric.

9. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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   Because it is usually made by women, patterns and themes of the Adire are passed down from mother to daughter within families. However, certain motifs can depend on the artist's abilities and craftmanship, as well as skills taught from older generations. The patterns of Adire are often representations of plants, animals, tools, and conceptual ...