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Grotto

This pattern was inspired by an advertisement for Korean Airlines in which the silhouette of an airplane was shown against the sky, and tree branches extended out over the moon.

Also known as: Mirror in the Sun, Boule d’Ambiance, Oshishi Namiago, Pomme de Discorde

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  • Hannah Monette Oum Kalsoum

    Le grotto est un terme ivoirien qui désigne une personne aisée et qui jouit d’une reconnaissance sociale. Le langage quotidien épousé par le pagne possède une puissance symbolique au sens où le symbole évoque spontanément une idée, éveille un sentiment commun. Ainsi, les personnes porteuses du "pagne le grotto " accèdent de manière réelle ou illusoire au rang de prestige. La femme vêtue du pagne le grotto affirme le statut social élevé auquel elle appartient par son propre mérite ou grâce à son conjoint nanti. Le grotto fait partie des pagnes à succès qui ont traversé les générations en Côte d’Ivoire.

  • Nzo Ma Kongo

    Boule d'Ambiance is the name given to some special fritters Congo, I think it is because of the round swell, and "ambiance" in the congolese french does not means atmosphere, like in French, but exclusively the festive atmosphere, the party time.

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PAPA YE ASA

This cloth is known in Ghana as papa ye asa an Akan proverb which literally means "goodness is finished" the meaning behind "Papa Ye Asa" is that no matter what you do for your fellow human being he/she will never be grateful.

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Oshishi Namiago

This fabric is called "Oshishi Namiago". Do you know the story behind it?

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Mirror in the sun

This fabric is called "Lido". Do you know the story behind it?

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Boule d'Ambiance

This fabric is called "Boule d'Ambiance". Do you know the story behind it?

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