raffia cloth
Raffia cloth is a type of textile woven from palm leaves and used for garments, bags and mats.
Tag: textile
pelete bite
Pelete bite is a fabric created by the Kalabari Ijo peoples of the Niger Delta region by cutting threads out of imported cloth to create motifs.
kente
Kente is a Ghanaian strip woven textile that has striped patterns and bright colors with corresponding meanings.
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