African Dresses 2022

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African Dresses wear their diverse traditions and cultures. They are stunning and easily recognizable by their colors, motifs and textures. African dresses will give you what you need. Often times, there is a special symbolic meaning associated with this cloth.

African dresses date back to the earliest sub-Saharan times. African dresses draw their inspiration from the rich African cultural heritage that came to America along with the slave trade. Many slaves were skilled at weaving. Archaeologists have found remains of ancient and earliest African fashion clothing in various parts of Africa. The ancient African gaub was made of tree bark and animal skin or fur. Authentic African textiles are very traditional, following typical African motifs and earth tones. Brocade fabric, George fabric, Rabal, Kente print fabric, Cuban fabric, Kitenge, mud fabric, bark fabric, Nigerian Aso oke woven fabric, Adire tie & dye, Egyptian Ankh gold print fabric, burgundy pattern fabric, indigo hand spun fabric , black/grey pattern fabric, multi-colored confetti fabric, African flower fabric, cowrie shell print fabric, African village print fabric, leopard print, wax print, etc. are some of the common and popular African fabrics. You will also find many embroidered, sewn and patterned textiles.

African dresses woven from local cotton, sheep and camel wool, jute, jute, silk, mud cloth, rayon, suede, lace, brocade, polyester, wax prints, batik, Kitenge, Kente fabrics, etc. is characteristic of Africa. In Africa, the weavers are mostly men and women spinning yarn. Even children are skilled in the art of weaving. Single and double looms are used for weaving; however, earthen looms are also used in some parts of Africa. The use of brightly colored yarns and vegetable and mineral dyes are two of the most popular attributes of African fashion clothing. Most of the designs and motifs used to beautify cloth have specific names and vary from plants, animals, events, proverbs, tribal rituals to various characters.