Tanzanian Khanga

 

Photo courtesy: Fanny Scherzte — Wikimedia Commons

Khanga sounds like a children’s version of cricket played in Australia, kanga cricket, but I’m referring to fabric.

Tanzania’s vibrant kitenge

Photo courtesy: Jfoth (talk I contribs) Wikimedia Commons

A friend tweeted, “What’s kitenge?” (And this from a person who loves to design and play with fabrics). Oh, what she’s missing out on.