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An Ethiopian cotton tunic worn by noblewomen, in the British Museum; the patterns on Ethiopian tunics were copied by the Dutch designer Toon van de Manakker and made into a wax print for Vlisco in the 1960s, known by a few names such as ‘Angelina’ or ‘Addis Ababa’.
Vlisco was started in 1846 in the Netherlands with illustrators recreating Java fabrics, Indonesian Batik prints, for mass production. The fabrics didn’t do well in Indonesia, but they found a market in West Africa.
Vlisco factory, the making of the ‘Angelina’ print. Vlisco. [+]
‘Angelina’ from the Vlisco website.
This print is most recognised in the design of ‘dashiki’ shirts; the word dashiki was borrowed from dan ciki (dan chiki), a close fitting gown worn by men often under a riga, a tunic in northern Nigeria among the Hausa, Fulani and other ethnic groups.
Fulani man photographed by Denfield, British Museum.
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