The Fabric of African Society

Called Pagne here in the Ivory Coast (which literally means "(a) loin cloth (b) grass skirt") you see everything printed on the fabric of African clothes. From geometric patterns and floral designs, to animals, butterflies and beasts. But I will just name some of the unusual here, I don't have photos of all them I'm afraid:

• Typewriter with “never say never”

• When you first look you think it might be chicken drumsticks, but on closer inspection you realise they are floating pointing index fingers, alongside floating hands of course.

• Guinea foul, every size and colour.
• Chicks, chickens and eggs (one of my favourites).
• General household items have included stand fans, spark plugs, padlock and keys, clothes hangers.

• Dollars and euro signs.
• Babies in their cribs with floating breast besides them.
  
• Bird cages and genie's lamps.

• Presidents with their wives, campaign slogans, national events (“National Women’s Day”, African Union) and political propaganda.

• Pictures of Saints, Christ and sections of gospel.

I love them all!