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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.
To make cloth raffia fabric, fibres from raffia palm trees are harvested, the upper skin is stripped and left to dry in the sun. The fibre is then woven into skirts and wraps. raffia weaving is also concentrated in the eastern part of Madagascar where contemporary haklkat raffia wraps are tie-dyed with multiple colors.
Moshoeshoe I in 1833. Moshoeshoe was born under the name Lepoqo in the village of Menkhoaneng in the north of modern day Lesotho. [3] The precise year of his birth remains unknown, estimates range from 1780 to 1794; 1786 being the most commonly agreed upon date.
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A child plays with snails (from full proverb "a child plays with snails not tortoises") This is an image of the fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan give name 'Abofra bo nwa'. - - - - - 15 None Kontenten : Ghana Long neck (named after the long neck of a guinea fowl) Kontenten fabric - - - - - 16 None Nsubura : Ghana Well (for water)
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.
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