Wrap (Kanga), Kenya, Africa, 1980s

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Digital Media Bank ID: 76727
Original Filename: r6045_1_2_d01.jpg
Description: One of a pair of Kangas, printed cotton textile pieces, bought as one piece of fabric and then cut in half. Woman's wrappers, one worn around the lower half of the body the other around the top half of the body. Black border, white background, blue and yellow flower designs and yellow spots. Slogan reads 'Jee Umetosheka?' in Swahili and translates as 'Are you satisfied?'. Made in Kenya, Africa, 1980s. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project.
Categories: Collections, Collections/ Fashion & Textiles, Collections/ World Art/ Africa/ Fashioning Africa  
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Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Caption: Wrap (Kanga), Kenya, Africa, 1980s
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Date Created (of Object / Artwork): 1980s
Description (Object or Artwork): One of a pair of Kangas, printed cotton textile pieces, bought as one piece of fabric and then cut in half. Woman's wrappers, one worn around the lower half of the body the other around the top half of the body. Black border, white background, blue and yellow flower designs and yellow spots. Slogan reads 'Jee Umetosheka?' in Swahili and translates as 'Are you satisfied?'. Made in Kenya, Africa, 1980s. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project.
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Other Keywords: Fashioning Africa
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Size: 3.25 MB; 2861 x 1861 pixels; 242 x 158 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Landscape
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Linked Accession no.: R6045/1/2
Date Created: Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 GMT 2018