Multicolored Cotton Kanga
Title
Multicolored Cotton Kanga
Description
Donor note: Tanzanian hand screen printed red, gold, black and white Adult Kanga worn by women in East Africa, a traditional Swahili piece of cotton cloth printed with a Swahili proverb: "Mtoto kwa mama hakui" meaning "A child to the mother, is always a child."
Creator
Unknown
Date
2000-2009
Contributor
Gift from Kay King
Identifier
HCC_FA_2018_P2-697
Coverage
Tanzania
Extent
63" X 44"
Curator Notes
Excellent condition.
Textile
Cotton
Photographer
Shane Patrick Qureshi
Curator
HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team
Accession Number
2005.46.5
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Multicolored Cotton Kanga,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed August 7, 2020, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/436.