African wax prints
Ihe osise wax nke Africa, ihe osise wax Dutch[1][2] ma ọ bụ Ankara, bụ ihe niile na ihe ndị a na-ahụkarị maka uwe na West Africa na Central Africa.[3] Ndị ahịa Dutch mere ka ha mata ndị West na Central Africa n'oge narị afọ nke iri na itoolu, bụ ndị sitere na usoro Indonesian na akwa Akwete.[4] Ha malitere ime ka atụmatụ na agba ha kwekọọ na mmasị nke ahịa Afrịka. A na-emepụta ha n'ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta ihe na-acha anụnụ anụnụ na-acha uhie uhie na mbipụta sitere na batik. [1] Otu ihe dị n'ihe ndị a bụ enweghị ọdịiche dị na agba nke ihu na azụ. Enwere ike ịhazi ákwà wax n'ụdị dị mma n'ihi usoro mmepụta.
Dị ka o kwesịrị, a na-ere ákwà ahụ n'ogologo nke 12 yards (11 m) dị ka "otu akụkụ zuru ezu" a ọ bụ 6 yards (5.5 m) dị dị ka "ọkara akụkụ". Agba na-agbaso mmasị mpaghara nke ndị ahịa. Dị ka ọ na-adịkarị, a na-eji ákwà a eme uwe maka ememe.
Mbipụta wax bụ ụdị nzikọrịta ozi n'ekwughị okwu n'etiti ụmụ nwanyị Africa, wee si otú a na-ebuga ozi ha n'ime ụwa. Ụfọdụ ebipụta wax ka a na-akpọ aha ndị mmadụ, obodo, ụlọ, okwu, ma ọ bụ oge. A na-ebipụta onye na-emepụta ihe, aha ngwaahịa, na nọmba ndebanye aha nke nhazi ahụ na selvage, si otú a na-echebe imewe ma na-agba akaebe na àgwà nke ákwà ahụ. Ihe eji eme ihe bụ ihe isi obodo maka ụmụ nwanyị Africa. Ya mere, a na-edobekarị ha dabere na uru ahịa ha chere.
- ↑ Sylvanus. West Africans ditch Dutch wax prints for Chinese 'real-fakes' (en). The Conversation. Retrieved on 2021-11-19.
- ↑ ‘This has never been so much fun!’: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition review (en). The Guardian (2021-09-16). Retrieved on 2021-11-19.
- ↑ 900+ Ankara ideas in 2022 | african clothing, african fashion dresses, african dress (en). Pinterest. Retrieved on 2022-06-09.
- ↑ A PIECE OF HISTORY- THE AKWETE FABRIC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved on 5 December 2016.