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Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

East African Commercial Textiles: How They are Designed, Sold, and Worn Photographs from the Erie Art Museum exhibit Kanga & Kitenge: Cloth and Culture in East Africa All contemporary photographs by John Vanco www.erieartmuseum.org.

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Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

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  1. East African Commercial Textiles: How They are Designed, Sold, and WornPhotographs from the Erie Art Museum exhibit Kanga & Kitenge: Cloth and Culture in East AfricaAll contemporary photographs by John Vancowww.erieartmuseum.org

  2. “Swahili women carrying pots” Zanzibar, 1850-1890Winterton Collection of East African Photographs, Northwestern University used with permission

  3. Studio portrait, Zanzibar, 1890 Winterton Collection of East African Photographs, Northwestern University used with permission

  4. Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  5. Clothesline, 2007, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  6. Alley, Mombasa, Kenya, 2007

  7. Furaha Kasika, textile designer, sketching an idea. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008 Hand painted design ideas of Furaha Kasika. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008

  8. Roller screen print machine NIDA Factory, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2007

  9. Blue ink silk screen roller NIDA Factory, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2007

  10. Kitenge after printing before it gets bundled NIDA Factory, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2007

  11. Abdul Kambaya and Beati Kavishe, textile agents and wholesalers Dar es Salaam Tanzania, 2007

  12. Abdulkader Kaderdina, kanga designer, in his office. Mombasa, Kenya, 2007

  13. Kanga Shop, Mombasa Kenya 2007

  14. Wall display at the shop, Duka la Abdulla, Mombasa, Kenya, 2007

  15. Kanga Shop, Duka la Mtoto wa Abdulla, Mombasa, Kenya, 2007

  16. Man wearing kikoi, traditional coastal garment for men.Lamu, Kenya 2007

  17. Kikoi Shop, Lamu, Kenya 2006

  18. Marketplace in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2006

  19. Street Vendor, Stone Town Zanzibar, 2007

  20. Street Vendor, Stone Town Zanzibar, 2007

  21. Private Guard on duty at textile shop in Nairobi, Kenya 2006

  22. Fabric vendors, Mombasa House Nairobi, Kenya, 2006

  23. Poster at tailor shop, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007 Customers can use the pictures to choose a particular style, which the tailor reproduces without a pattern.

  24. Kobelo Tailor Mart, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  25. Women at political rally in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, 2007. Two are wearing matching kitenge garments supporting their party.

  26. 1973 Kanga celebrating 10th Anniversary of Tanzanian Revolution“Don’t decide on your own, cooperate with your comrades.”on display at the Zanzibar Museum, 2006

  27. Mama Jully, master tie dye and batik artisan at her kiosk, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007.

  28. Mama Jully’s daughter showing tied cloth before dying and the resulting dye pattern. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008 Tied bundle before dying Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008

  29. Kitchen courtyard, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  30. Step one: Securing a baby with a kanga Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  31. Step two: Securing a baby with a kanga Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  32. Step three: Securing a baby with a kanga Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  33. Toddler wearing a kanga in the “shingoshingo” style Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2007

  34. “Swahili Girls” Zanzibar, 1908Winterton Collection of East African Photographs Northwestern University used with permission

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