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man's green dashiki shirt on a mannequin

R6138/5 Shirt; Dashiki

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This dashiki, called kitenge in Kenya, belonged to Collecting Panel member Tony Kalume. Read More …

CategoriesExplore Fashion CollectionsTagsdashiki, garments, Kenya, Postcolonialism Pan-Africanism & Resistance

Woman's yellow and blue dashiki shirt on a mannequin

R6138/4 Shirt; Dashiki

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This dashiki tunic from the 1980s belonged to Judith Birya 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: Kaloleni, Kilifi County, Kenya, East Read More …

CategoriesExplore Fashion CollectionsTagsdashiki, garments, Kenya, Postcolonialism Pan-Africanism & Resistance

Women's orange and yellow dashiki shirt on a mannequin

R6138/3 Shirt; Dashiki

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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, Read More …

CategoriesExplore Fashion CollectionsTagsdashiki, garments, Kenya, Postcolonialism Pan-Africanism & Resistance

red blue and black dashiki dress with red lace at the yoke and black lace fringing at the shoulder

R6138/2 Dress; Tunic; Dashiki

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This dashiki tunic was worn by the owner, Tracyter Mutala, to a wedding in Bungoma County, Kenya where she coordinated her look with other female members of the groom’s family. Tracyter customised the tunic with a red lace trim. Collected by Tony Kalume as part of the Fashioning Africa project. Place: Bungoma County, Kenya, East Read More …

CategoriesExplore Fashion CollectionsTagsdashiki, garments, Kenya, Postcolonialism Pan-Africanism & Resistance

Man's black dress shirt made of dashiki fabric

R6138/1 Shirt

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This shirt was bought by the Kenyan owner Casbery Omurunga as a plain black button down shirt. He had his tailor add dashiki fabric to the front, shoulders and cuffs, and wore the finished shirt to his nephew’s baptism. Dashiki, called kitenge in Kenya, is a distinctive colourful textile which is popular in East and Read More …

CategoriesExplore Fashion CollectionsTagsdashiki, garments, Kenya, Postcolonialism Pan-Africanism & Resistance

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      • Aso Oke: A Celebration of Style
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