Object Number: 2000/037/052

Collection: British Empire & Commonwealth

Object Name: Material/Textile

Description: Swahili textile (Kanga) from ?Tanzania /Tanganyika. Two parts, a and b. a) Cotton kanga – yellow ground printed with 6 circular flower motifs in brown and red. Wide border which imitates Bandini (Indian tie dyed patterning). Printed with: 'Sole importers Cosata-Intrata Ltd “Deshn 025'. b)a rectangular printed cotton cloth. Yellow ground with 6 circular motifs in red and black. Wide black border with dagger and flower star design within a trellis. An outer border of red and yellow with dots and four petaled flowers. Made by Lakhshmi-Vishnu Kanga, India. Specially made for ‘Cosata – Intrata’ LCK365. Two panels with a yellow strip to cut. There is also small plastic bag of four offcuts from the Bandini boder.

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