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The treatment of the akua'ba has been described as an example of traditional beliefs that corresponds to many traditional beliefs in West African sympathetic magic. [ 2 ] While the Fanti are best known for their akua'ba, other tribes in the West African region, such as the Kru and Igbo people, have their own distinctive styles of fertility dolls.
A raised increase, knitting into row below (k-b, k 1 b) A lifted increase, knitting into the yarn between the stitches (inc, m1) Knit front and back (kfb) Purl front and back (, pass slipped stitch over (S1, K1, PSSO) for a left-leaning decrease. Knit two together through the back loops (K2tog tbl) for a left-leaning decrease.
Woman knitting Video description of knitting a sock and the two basic stitches: knit and purl. Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns. It is used to create many types of garments.
It’s amazing what people can do when given some yarn and a hook. From scarves and pillowcases to handbags, sweaters, and toys, imagination seems to be the only limit to what can be crocheted ...
Her article "Why African Babies Don't Cry", an African perspective, has been translated into more than 20 languages and has been used as a training tool by La Leche League and The World Alliance for Breast Feeding. [16] [17] [18] Her parenting articles have been used as resources in a number of books. [19] [20] [21]
Learning to knit sweaters and other items was - and remains - a family process. Children often start by helping out with wool processing, and begin to knit mitts and socks around the age of ten. [15] Today, as in the past, most knitting is done by women. Men often play a role by making or repairing the spinners and carders, helping with the ...
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These dolls are carved of wood and put on the roof of the hut of a childless or seemingly infertile woman by a diviner as a plea to the ancestors to send a baby to the home. The doll may or may not have beads on it. It is left on the roof until a baby is born when it is taken down and burned with the placenta of the child. [3] [4]