Kanga – Wikipedia
Die Kanga (von Swahili kanga ‚Perlhuhn‘) [1], auch Le(s)so (von portugiesisch lenço ‚Halstuch‘) genannt, ist ein Kleidungsstück aus bedruckter Baumwolle, das in der Gegend der Afrikanischen Großen Seen getragen wird.
Kanga: A Cloth That Unites — Google Arts & Culture
When buying a Kanga, an individual's choice is influenced by the design, color and text. The Kanga is a beautiful, affordable and accessible cloth, worn and sold uncut and in pairs. The...
Kangas | Twiga Design
Kangas sind populäre Baumwolltücher aus dem Osten Afrikas. Sie sind mit verschiedensten Mustern und einem umlaufenden Rand bedruckt und oft mit Sinnsprüchen (auf Swahili) versehen. Unsere Kangas sind ca. 105cm auf 150cm und kommen direkt aus Kenia bzw. Tansania. Die Kangas werden immer paarweise hergestellt.
Das 1x1 der Afrika Stoffe | | Shwe Shwe | Kitenge | Bogolan | Blog
2023年10月5日 · Kanga Stoffe sind im Gegensatz zu Kitenge Stoffe keine Meterware, sondern meist rechteckig oder quadratisch. Diese traditionellen afrikanischen Stoffe sind immer dreigeteilt mit Rahmen, einem zentralen Teil und einem Spruchband zur Kommunikation.
"The Kanga, A Cloth That Reveals- Co-production of Culture in …
The Kanga is one of Africa's least understood textiles. As a simple cotton, colorful, hand and machine printed cloth it embodies dynamic historical co-production of culture throughout African and Indian Ocean trade networks.
Everything you need to know about Kanga fabric: Kanga 101
Kanga Cloth: Africa's Fabric of Tradition. The Kanga is a colorful fabric worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region. It is a piece of printed cotton fabric, about 1.5 m by 1 m. It is typically multi-colored, often with a border along all four sides.
Kanga - textiles that tell a story - Powell-Cotton Museum
What is a Kanga? Kangas are rectangular printed cotton fabrics that have been worn by women in East Africa since the 19th century. They have a decorative border; a central panel usually with recurring motifs; and an inscription. The rectangular-shaped printed cloth measures about 150 centimetres in length and 110 centimetres in width.
A Decade of Design: The Global Invention of the Kanga , …
2017年5月10日 · This article examines the early development of printed and manufactured cotton kanga textiles, worn popularly throughout East Africa by women as wrappers. Using archival, pictorial and object collections, I suggest that the decade from 1876 to …
Kanga Stories - Library of Congress
2014年10月30日 · Phyllis Ressler speaks about her book, "Kanga Stories," a collection of historic and contemporary information on textile trade, cultural exchange and history of East Africa. Since Kanga cloth was first produced in the mid 1800s, millions of people across East and Central Africa have treasured this textile for its designs and meaning.
Afrikanische kanga - Etsy.de
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