Wrap (Kanga), Kenya, Africa, 1980s

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Digital Media Bank ID: 76731
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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. Indigo border, white background, border pattern with green and yellow feather like motif and yellow scallops with indigo spots, central panel indigo spots with green and yellow feather like motifs. Slogan reads 'Sikujali Tabu Kupata Si Ajabu', which translates as 'Not scared of facing a challenge (I dont mind problems)'. Manufacturers details located front right hand bottom corner 'No.RR15656, logo, Rivitex Eldoret made in Kenya'. 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. Indigo border, white background, border pattern with green and yellow feather like motif and yellow scallops with indigo spots, central panel indigo spots with green and yellow feather like motifs. Slogan reads 'Sikujali Tabu Kupata Si Ajabu', which translates as 'Not scared of facing a challenge (I dont mind problems)'. Manufacturers details located front right hand bottom corner 'No.RR15656, logo, Rivitex Eldoret made in Kenya'. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project.
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Other Keywords: Fashioning Africa
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Size: 2.01 MB; 2613 x 1725 pixels; 221 x 146 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Landscape
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Linked Accession no.: R6045/3/2
Date Created: Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 GMT 2018