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The Kanga: East Africa's Printed Rectangle with a Message
What is the Swahili term for the message or proverb printed on a kanga's border, and what are the three structural parts of an authentic kanga's design?
The term is 'ujumbe.' The three structural parts are: the geometric border, the central motif, and the border text (the ujumbe itself).
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