Period:Unknown Production date:1950s (?)
Materials:cotton
Technique:printed
Dimensions:Length: 152 centimetres Width: 111 centimetres
Description:
A rectangular machine-printed red cotton cloth, kanga, with floral motifs in black along the border, enclosing a central rectangular design of diagonal lines interspersed with circular chrysanthemum motifs. The cloth carries an inscription in Kiswahili just above the lower border which reads: AKIBA HAIOZI.
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![图片[1]-kanga BM-Af2003-21.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00742448_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-kanga BM-Af2003-21.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00742450_001.jpg)
Comments:kangas are printed and purchased in pairs, then cut into single cloths before wear. This example was made in China for sale to Swahili speakers in Muscat, Oman.
Materials:cotton
Technique:printed
Dimensions:Length: 152 centimetres Width: 111 centimetres
Description:
A rectangular machine-printed red cotton cloth, kanga, with floral motifs in black along the border, enclosing a central rectangular design of diagonal lines interspersed with circular chrysanthemum motifs. The cloth carries an inscription in Kiswahili just above the lower border which reads: AKIBA HAIOZI.
IMG
Comments:kangas are printed and purchased in pairs, then cut into single cloths before wear. This example was made in China for sale to Swahili speakers in Muscat, Oman.
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