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Kitenge
Kitenge is a colorful wax-printed cotton fabric widely worn across East, Central, and West Africa for clothing, accessories, and home textiles. Similar to ankara or chitenge fabric, it features vibrant patterns produced through a wax-resistant dyeing technique, with designs often carrying cultural significance or telling stories through symbolic motifs. The fabric is commonly made into garments su...
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Batik
Batik is a textile-decoration process in which wax is applied to selected areas of cloth so they resist subsequent dyeing. Repeated cycles of waxing, dyeing, and wax removal can produce layered colors and intricate patterns, using hand-drawn tools, stamps, or both. The practice is especially associated with Java and wider Indonesian cultural traditions, and UNESCO added Indonesian batik to its Rep...
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