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Capulana wrap cloth printing and tying

Also known as Capulana

Capulana wrap cloth printing and tying: photograph by F Mira from Lisbon, Portugal
Photo: F Mira from Lisbon, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pick printed cloth, learn the traditional wraps, skirts, head ties and baby carries, and match fabrics to occasions in a market-stall styling game.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Mozambique.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Africa: Southern Africa.

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