A History of African Fashion: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds
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Colonial Disruption: How Empire Reshaped African Dress
Name TWO specific mechanisms through which colonial rule disrupted indigenous African dress practices.
Any two of: (1) Christian missionary activity suppressed indigenous adornment and promoted European-cut clothing; (2) colonial tax policy disadvantaged local textiles, undercutting weavers; (3) forced labor and cash-crop economies pulled artisans from weaving and dyeing, causing generational knowledge loss.
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