African Indigo

Vintage African Textiles
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The beauty of Indigo dyeing
Beautifully captured men dyeing Indigo Fabrics in Kano

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Today’s African #proverb: The stubborn grasshopper ends up in the belly of the fowl. Sent by Ousainou Ceesay in Bansang, The Gambia

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Love looking at old photos of fashion especially worn traditional fabrics, this is my kind of market!

Woman wearing Aso Oke in a Lagos market potentially circa 1960s

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Vintage Ewe Kente dating from circa - early 20th century patterned with neat blocks of weft blocks in vibrant colour

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Amazing Colours of Mali × Dogon Elders in Naturally Dyed Indigo Attire #africanart #mali

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Vintage Asante Kente dating from circa - late 19th century patterned with neat rare white + indigo colored weft-faced blocks #africantextiles

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The new director of @NMAFA on the unique style of #blackpanther. https://t.co/9T9Lxzm7sM

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Exquisite traditional African textiles

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Detail from a Kente cloth from the Ewe people of Ghana, 19th century, Silk and Cotton, British Museum, London.
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Beautiful wrapper indigo fabric from the West African Country of Burkina Faso.

Made of finely spun hand woven cotton dyed shades of blue, the cloth is constructed by sewing the strips together into a larger piece of fabric

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Woman's vintage Ewe Kente dating from circa - early 20th century patterned with neat blocks of weft faced stripes in red & cream pattern.
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Beautiful Collection of Vintage African Fabrics from Ford Wheeler!
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