Wrap (Kanga), Kenya, Africa, 1985

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Digital Media Bank ID: 76732
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Description: A kanga, printed cotton textile piece. Woman's wrapper, worn around the lower half of the body or around the top half of the body, worn in pairs. Indigo border, white background, border pattern green with white spots and dove motifs incorporating 'venus' female gender symbols, red scallops with indigo ''venus' female gender symbols, indigo scallops with white dove motifs incorporating 'venus' female gender symbols. Inner panel with 'guinea fowl' pattern in indigo anf red with white ground. Central circular motif with map of the world in green. Slogan reads 'UN Decade for Women Conference July 1985, Nairobi/Kenya.' Manufacturers details located front right hand bottom corner 'No.RR15726, 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, 1985
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Date Created (of Object / Artwork): 1985
Description (Object or Artwork): A kanga, printed cotton textile piece. Woman's wrapper, worn around the lower half of the body or around the top half of the body, worn in pairs. Indigo border, white background, border pattern green with white spots and dove motifs incorporating 'venus' female gender symbols, red scallops with indigo ''venus' female gender symbols, indigo scallops with white dove motifs incorporating 'venus' female gender symbols. Inner panel with 'guinea fowl' pattern in indigo anf red with white ground. Central circular motif with map of the world in green. Slogan reads 'UN Decade for Women Conference July 1985, Nairobi/Kenya.' Manufacturers details located front right hand bottom corner 'No.RR15726, logo, Rivitex Eldoret made in Kenya'.
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Other Keywords: Fashioning Africa
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Size: 2.47 MB; 2863 x 1909 pixels; 242 x 162 mm (print at 300 DPI);
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Linked Accession no.: R6045/4
Date Created: Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 GMT 2018