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Kanga

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a kanga with a thin black outer border with a thin white line. The inner border is green and white with tiny black and deep yellow leaflike motis and black dots. The centre border is deep yellow with tiny motifs. The center is green with small black dots and big yellow oval egg.(Naogopa simba na meno yake, siogopi mtu na maneno yake) I fear the lion and his teeth, i do not fear man and his words.

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  • Title: Kanga
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Kanga
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
National Museums of Kenya

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