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African Fabrics and Prints: Kente, Ankara, Kitenge and More Music

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African Fabrics and Prints: Kente, Ankara, Kitenge and More

African textiles are not a single fabric or a uniform visual style. Kente is associated with carefully woven strip-cloth traditions among Asante and Ewe communities. Discover how kente, Ankara, kitenge and kanga differ in construction, history, cultural use and provenance.

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