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  2. Kanga (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The cloth was known as merikani in Zanzibar, a Swahili noun derived from the adjective American (indicative of the place it originated). Male slaves wrapped it around their waist and female slaves wrapped it under their armpits. [2] To make the cloth more feminine, slave women occasionally dyed them black or dark blue, using locally obtained ...

  3. Kanzu - Wikipedia

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    Kanzu is a Ganda word of Swahili origin, ... Traditional attire for women in Baganda is the Gomesi. [1] ... Ugandan clothing was featured in the film, The Last King ...

  4. Kitenge - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    African clothing is the traditional clothing worn by the people of Africa. ... the kanzu is the traditional dress worn by Swahili-speaking men. Women wear the kanga ...

  6. Gomesi - Wikipedia

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    Women wearing Gomesi at a wedding in Kampala, Uganda. A gomesi, also known as a Busuuti or Bodingi, is a colorful floor-length dress. It is the most commonly used costume for women in Buganda and Busoga. [1] Traditional male attire is the kanzu. [1] [2] The gomesi has had many changes in its uses and design since its origination.

  7. Kikoi - Wikipedia

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    Kikoy fabric in Nairobi. A kikoi is a traditional rectangle of woven cloth originating from Africa.Considered a part of Swahili culture, the kikoi is mostly worn by the coastal men but now includes the Maasai people of Kenya [1] as well as men from Tanzania and Zanzibar.

  8. Dashiki - Wikipedia

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    There are several different styles of dashiki suits available from clothing stores. The type of shirt included in the set determines the name. The traditional dashiki suit includes a thigh-length shirt. The short sleeve, traditional style is preferred by purists. A long dashiki suit includes a shirt that is knee-length or longer.

  9. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    Queens, princesses and women of Dagbon wear the Chinchini. The weaving of the chinchini is done by the 'Kpaluu', one of the traditional professional in the Dagbon society that has existed until today. The smock made from the Chinchini of Dagbon is the most worn traditional cloth of Ghana.

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