R6138/3 Shirt; Dashiki

Women's orange and yellow dashiki shirt on a mannequin

Dashiki (Museum Accession Number R6138/3)

This dashiki tunic from the 1980s belonged to Beryl Adhiambo who used it for everyday wear. Dashiki, called kitenge in Kenya, is a distinctive colourful textile which is popular in East and West Africa and the African diaspora. Collected by Tony Kalume as part of the Fashioning Africa project.

Place: Kisumu County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Date: 1981