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  2. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    The Asante in Ghana use non-figurative patterns representing proverbs while the Ewes [25] use figurative weft patterns also representing proverbs. The Yoruba introduce rows of holes lengthwise in the woven cloth strip. Beadwork is common in East Africa and Southern Africa although it is still used in other parts of Africa including Nigeria and ...

  3. Akwete cloth - Wikipedia

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    Akwete cloth is a hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete, also known as Ndoki, both which the cloth was named after in Abia state, Nigeria is famous. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Alternative names include "Aruru" meaning "something woven", "Mkpuru Akwete" and "Akwete fabric".

  4. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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    Humanity and life lie at the intersection of the natural and the supernatural, according to the underlying Kuba myth. As a result, rectilinear lines in Kuba art depict natural patterns. Both in art and nature, these lines occasionally disrupt what we take to be geometric order. [5] The improvised patterns are mostly made using three methods:

  5. 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.

  6. Lamba (garment) - Wikipedia

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    A lamba akotofahana exhibiting the full range of colors and detailed patterns of the shawls worn by pre-colonial nobles, woven by artist Martin Rakotoarimanana, has likewise been recently displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [11] Malagasy artist Madame Zo has incorporated the traditional styles of lamba weaving into her textile art. [12]

  7. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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    Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [1] 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 ...

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