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  2. Akwete cloth - Wikipedia

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    Many weavers also embraced the textures of imported silk within their work and began to replicate foreign patterns or create new designs inspired by them. The use of machine-made yarn additionally allowed Akwete weavers to improve the quality of their work and present the cloths to a vastly larger market.

  3. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    African textiles can be used as historical documents. [31] cloth can be used to commemorate a certain person, event, and even a political cause. Much of the history conveyed had more to do with how others impacted the African people, rather than about the African people themselves.

  4. Folklore in Fashion - African Fabrics Welcome! This is a Wiki project aimed at documenting information about fabric designs found on the African fabric market - specifically designs which are considered "classical designs" across various markets and hold some names with metaphorical meanings in the African culture.

  5. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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    Ankara is also known as Dutch wax, African wax, or African print. There are Yoruba made Ankara cloth. Ankara can have various themes and symbols printed on it, such as flowers, animals, stars, or abstract shapes. Eya / Lace: a delicate fabric made from yarn or thread that is looped, twisted, or knotted to create intricate patterns. Lace can be ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    The boubou is the traditional female attire in many West African countries including Senegal, Mali and other African countries. The boubou can be formal or informal attire. The formality of the kaftan depends upon the fabric used to create or design it. In Yorubaland, Nigeria, the wrapper is commonly, called an iro in Yoruba, pronounced i-roh ...

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