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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.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
A typical kitenge pattern. Customers and visitors at a display of African kitenge clothes. A kitenge or chitenge (pl. vitenge Swahili; zitenge in Tonga) is an East African, West African and Central African piece of fabric similar to a sarong, often worn by women and wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling.
Haile Selassie wearing the traditional clothing. An Ethiopian suit or Eritrean suit is the name given in America to the traditional formal wear of the men of Ethiopia and Eritrea. [1] It consists of a long sleeve, knee-length shirt, and matching pants, often Jodhpurs or shorts. Most shirts are made with a Mandarin, band, or Nehru collar.
Unlike the two-layered kuta (worn by men) and netela (worn by women), it consists of four layers. [1] Characterized by its thickness, the Gabi is the traditional garment of men belonging to the Amhara ethnic group due to the high altitude nature of their homeland, most of the time it's worn by the elderly and clergy. [2]
While the sari is still draped by many women as daily wear, only a few men know how to wrap the dhoti & use it everyday. [21] The dhoti has been displaced by the "English clothes" of the British, in urban areas like Bombay (Mumbai). [22] Men in dhotis are looked down upon, because they are perceived as poor, at some places such as shopping ...
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 ...
Depiction of a Meitei woman making traditional Meitei clothes, using indigenous tools and instruments. Meitei clothing, or Meitei attire, or Meitei costumes, or Meitei dresses, or Meitei dressing, or Meitei fabrics, or Meitei garments, or Meitei robes, or Meitei textiles (Meitei: Phee/Phi), refer to the traditional clothes of Meitei cultural heritage of Manipur as well as Assam, Bangladesh ...