🇳🇬 The sarees of Nigeria
4 sarees from Nigeria, best known first.
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBatikꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀
A wax-resist way of dyeing cloth, most developed on the island of JavaSilk · Tie-dye · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreResist dyeing
Cloth patterned by keeping dye off part of the fabric with wax, paste, ties or clampsIkat · Tie-dye
🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 moreKitenge
A printed African wrap cloth worn around the waist or chest and used as everyday dressBatik
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa
A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kitenge: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Batik: Fpangestuphotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Resist dyeing: Ardyansa Nugraha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source