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  2. 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.

  3. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The expression of his identity as a true South African person spoke for the aggression in resistance and asking for one's won control of one's country. [6] While traditional dresses were worn as part of expressing one's identity, South African fashion in the apartheid period witnessed the continuing growth of influence from European fashion.

  4. Isidwaba - Wikipedia

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    The isidwaba, which is also known as isikhakha, is a traditional Zulu leather skirt worn by a betrothed and married woman. [1] It is made of cowhide or goatskin, as depicted on the South African Heritage Resource Agency website.

  5. Kanga (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The kanga is culturally significant on Eastern coast of Africa, often given as a gift for birthdays or other special occasions. [7] They are also given to mourning families in Tanzania after the loss of a family member as part of a michengo (or collection) into which many community members put a bit of money to support the family in their grief.

  6. Culture of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa's unique social and political history has generated a rich variety of literatures, with themes spanning pre-colonial life, the days of apartheid, and the lives of people in the "new South Africa". Many of the first black South African print authors were missionary-educated, and many wrote in either English or Afrikaans.

  7. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    Grey is the traditional color for some West African weddings. [9] Some grooms wear white dashiki suits during wedding ceremonies. Some couples wear non-traditional colors. The most common non-traditional colors are purple and blue. Purple and lavender: the color of African royalty. [10] Blue: the color of love, peace, and harmony.

  8. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    In West Africa, a kaftan or caftan is a pull-over woman's robe. [1] In French, this robe is called a boubou [citation needed], pronounced boo-boo.The boubou is the traditional female attire in many West African countries including Senegal, Mali and other African countries.

  9. Xhosa people - Wikipedia

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    The Xhosa people(/ ˈ k ɔː s ə / KAW-sə, / ˈ k oʊ s ə / KOH-sə; [2] [3] [4] Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰɔ́ːsa] ⓘ) are a Bantu ethnic group and tribe that originated in Southern African or migrated over centuries into Southern Africa eventually settled in South Africa South Africa.

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