kanga
- Museum number
- Af2003,21.20
- Description
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A rectangular machine-printed white cotton cloth, kanga, with a continuous white, green and black border with floral and chevron designs. A central, rectangular design shows a cockerel of the same colours, superimposed upon a background of numerous small, v-shaped motifs. Just above the centre of the lower border is an inscription in Kiswahili written in the Roman script: JOGOO LA SHAMBA HALIWIKI MJINI "The village cockerel doesn't crow as loudly as the one in the town".
- Production date
- 2002-2003 (?)
- Dimensions
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Length: 161 centimetres (single pattern)
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Length: 312 centimetres (whole cloth)
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Width: 110 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- kangas are printed and purchased in pairs, then cut into single cloths before wear. This inscription relates to the sexual prowess of men in town as opposed to those from rural regions
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 2003
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af2003,21.20