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Basket-like bells/gong design/fish; dark blue/black, gold and white; large motif all over, inscription on bottom border reads "Urafiki Tanzania Printed Kitenge FTC DES No 154,"
Kitenge
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kitenge

Maker Tanzanian Artist
Date2009
LocaleTanzania
MediumCotton
Dimensions42 in. x 13 ft. 4 in. (106.7 x 406.4 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Jaclyn Hall
Object number2010.49.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionBasket-like bells/gong design/fish; dark blue/black, gold and white; large motif all over, inscription on bottom border reads "Urafiki Tanzania Printed Kitenge FTC DES No 154,"
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Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Kitenge Communion Print; birds and large organic patterns; black, gold and white; Japanese or Asian cloud forms. Commissioned for wedding, funeral; "wax" crackle motif, inscription on bottom border reads "Poly tex Fancy Design No. 199 Commission Print."
Kitenge
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Green and blue with fish, inscription at the top and the bottom borders reads the following: "Mfg by Weizmann," "Guaranteed Print,""...Nadir...," "02524." Cheap everyday cloth, no proverb on central medallion; worn in central and east Africa; has crackle print on border.
Kitenge
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Blue with off-printed leaves- registration off; Kenga "fake" batik Chemitex; inscription on bottom border reads "Veritable Super Print Chemitex" and Guaranteed Super Print Chemitex."
Kitenge
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Green, black, gold and white; Muslim stars and a moon; inscription on side border reads "Hakuna Matata Zanzibar D. N. 2577."
Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Two lengths of cloth with white field with small black pattern of stars and central medallion of hand wearing wristeatch holding wrapped gift; border has red rosses and small medallions of green and red palm trees; insciption reads "Pokea Zawadi Ingawa Hafifu" [google translation: received the gift although weak]; side border inscription reads "Haharia-Zanzibar D. no. 1727."
Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Inscription reads "Mla Nawe Hafi Nawe"; blue, dark blue, yellow and white; central floral medallion and floral border; very thin, worn -1 wrapper, older type flower pattern; hemmed.
Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Inscription reads "Hasidi Mzushi Ukimsikiliza Huishi"; paisley (cashew); blue, red, and white center panel with floral; thin, wide weave. Has inscription on left side that reads "Avani- D.N. 2043."
Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Peacock with feathers and floral border; yellow, bright blue and yellow on white field; Swahili inscription reads: "Neno la mungu ni la milele" (Words of God are eternal).
Cloth (kanga)
Urafiki Tanzania
2010
Red, yellow and blue with crackle geometric crowns.
Wrapper (kanga)
Tanzanian Artist
2009
Flower motif in yellow with purple and black on white field. Swahili inscription reads: "Mungu hana likizo" (God doesn't take holidays)
Cloth (kanga)
Urafiki Tanzania
2010
Red and white and black paisleu (cashew) pattern, with center medallion; Swahili inscription reads: "Mungu atupe furaha daima" (God (should) give us happiness always)
Cloth (kanga)
Lesso
2010

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