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| Cloth represents wealth and culture in Africa as no other medium |  |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Osagie, Benin City, Nigeria. Man's robe and woman's headtie and overwrapper made of narrowband cloth or men's weave sewn together | Wheel of narrowband cloth (men's weave) used as currency | |
| Using special fabrics marks important events in the life cycle |  |
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| Northern Edo Masquerader wearing women's marriage cloth. | Girls wearing marriage cloth given to them as part of their coming of age ceremony. | |
| L)Cloth distinguishes rank --- R)Adding beauty and value to cloth by pattern |
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| Ashanti (Ghana) king wearing royal "kente" cloth | Northern Edo (Nigeria) Cloth Market Scenes |
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| Narrow Band or Man's Loom |  |
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| Ashanti (Ghana) weaver | T)Yoruba (Nigeria) - Warp Stretches B)Tuareg (Niger) - Cloth Walls |
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| Narrow Band Weaving or Men's Weave sewn together to make larger cloths |  |
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| Hausa Textile (Niger) with supplementary weft patterns | ||
| L) Spinning R) Women's Weave on Wide Upright Loom |
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| Northern Edo (Nigeria) Note cloth wrapper made of women's weave with supplementary weft designs | Nupe (Nigeria) | |
| Women's Weave - Stitch Resist
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| Northern Edo (Nigeria) titled women | Northern Edo (Nigeria) Titled woman's cloth, stitched, before dying. | |
| Resist Patterned Cloth Tie Dye |
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| Resist Patterned Cloth R)painted patterns, starch resist L)Tied patterns |
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| Mud-resist cloth |  |
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| Cloth Applique |  |
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| Fon (PR Benin) | ||
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| Cloth communicates |  |
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| With and without words |  |
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| Ashanti (Ghana) Kente - Cloth of Kings
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| Kente designs used in African American Context |
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