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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 ]
This led to the establishment of the GTP (Ghana Textiles Printing Company) brand in 1966, with production taking place at a factory in Ghana, and the establishment of Uniwax in 1970, with production facilities in the Ivory Coast (Koert van, Robin, Dutch Wax Design Technology: van Helmond naar West-Afrika, 2008). The pan-African brand Woodin has ...
Ghana's former president John Mahama meeting a foreign leader in a smock. A boy wearing a heavy smock A man wearing a light smock A sleeveless smock in display. The Ghanaian Smock or Tani is a fabric worn by both women and men in Ghana. [1] It is the most popular traditional attire in the country.
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Dumas Boys of GTP (often called as Dumas Boys) is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Tema. They are a currently competing in the Ghana Football Leagues . In 1976 the team has won the Ghanaian FA Cup [ 1 ]
Due to the popularity of kente [2] cloth patterns, production of mass-produced prints with the kente patterns have become popular throughout West Africa, and by extension the whole of Africa. Globally, the print is used in the design of academic stoles in graduation ceremonies.
Jonathan Arons, who is also known as the "dancing trombonist," stole the show at a wedding reception on Nov. 15. The Grammy-winning musician and entertainer wowed wedding guests with his animated ...