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Object numberKITAK.2009.2

TitleCotton Cloth
Kanga/Khanga

DescriptionRed printed rectangular cotton cloth with a wide decorative border around a central motif and text — “Furaha Ya Mpenzi” (Joy to my sweetheart). ‘Kanga’ translates as ‘guinea hen’ from Swahili, and is so called because of its brilliant colours. It is typical of the calico printing that went on in Lennoxtown. Calico, so called because it was exported from Calicut in India, was imported into Scotland and printed then exported to East Africa. The Kanga is a colourful garment worn by women, occasionally men, throughout East Africa. The text or ‘Jina’ is literally the ‘name’ of the Kanga. Jina usually consist of proverbs, sayings or slogans. Kangas have many uses: skirt, headpiece, baby carrying, wall hanging, bedspread, towel, curtains, seat cover, tablecloth, mosquito net.

Production placeLennoxmill, Lennoxtown

Production date 1900 - 1900

Production period19th Century

Object nameCloth

MaterialCotton

TechniquePrinted

Dimensions

162 cm
115 cm