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Kanga

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

A kanga with a black outer border surrounded with a yellow line, enclosing green and yellow flowered plants on a black surface. The center is green with the image of Mwalimu Nyerere(former Tanzanian president) with the years 1922-1999 inscribed. The image is surrounded with two Tanzanian national flags. The centre also has black circles with yellow smaller circles. It has a written text in swahili 'buriani baba wa taifa, Mwalimu Nyereer' meaning 'farewell father of the nation, Mwalimu Nyerere'.

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  • Title: Kanga
  • Location: Kenya
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Kanga
National Museums of Kenya

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