Kanga garment

kanga wani nau'i ne mai launi mai kama da kitenge, amma ya fi sauƙi, wanda mata ke sawa kuma a wasu lokuta maza a duk yankin Great Lakes na Afirka. Yankin auduga ne da aka buga, kimanin 1.5 m da 1 m, sau da yawa tare da iyaka tare da dukkan bangarori huɗu (wanda ake kira pindo a Swahili), da kuma bangare na tsakiya (mji) wanda ya bambanta da ƙira daga iyakoki. Ana sayar da su a nau'i-nau'i, wanda za'a iya yankewa kuma a rufe su don amfani da su azaman saiti.

Kanga garment
Tufafi
Bayanai
Ƙaramin ɓangare na	draped garment (en)
Indigenous to (en)	Gabashin Afirka
Kayan haɗi	cotton fabric (en)
Shape (en)	rectangle (en)
Has pattern (en)	border (en)

Ganin cewa kitenge wani nau'i ne na al'ada da ake amfani da shi don tufafi masu kyau, kanga ya fi tufafi, ana iya amfani da shi azaman skirt, head-wrap, apron, pot-holder, towel, da sauransu. Kanga yana da mahimmanci ga al'adu a gabar gabashin Afirka, sau da yawa ana ba da kyauta don ranar haihuwar ko wasu lokuta na musamman. Ana kuma ba da su ga iyalai masu makoki a Tanzania bayan asarar wani memba na iyali a matsayin wani ɓangare na michengo (ko tarin) wanda yawancin membobin al'umma suka sanya kuɗi don tallafawa iyali a cikin baƙin ciki. Kangas kuma suna kama da Kishutu da Kikoy waɗanda maza ke sawa a al'ada. Kishutu yana daya daga cikin farkon sanannun kayayyaki, mai yiwuwa an sanya masa suna ne bayan wani gari a Tanzania, ana ba da su musamman ga matasan amarya a matsayin wani ɓangare na sadakarsu ko kuma masu warkarwa don fitar da mugayen ruhohi. Saboda aikinta na al'ada ba koyaushe suna haɗa da karin magana ba

Tsarin farko na kanga an tsara shi da ƙananan dots ko speckles, wanda yayi kama da fuka-fukan guinea hen, wanda ake kira "kanga" a cikin Swahili. Wannan shi ne inda sunan ya fito, sabanin imanin cewa ya fito ne daga aikatau na Swahili don rufewa

Mafari

Kangas sun kasance irin tufafi na gargajiya tsakanin mata a Gabashin Afirka tun daga karni na 19

Marikeni

A cewar wasu kafofin, an haɓaka shi ne daga wani nau'in zane-zane wanda ba a rufe shi ba wanda aka shigo da shi daga Amurka. An san zane a matsayin merikani a Zanzibar, sunan Swahili wanda aka samo daga adjective American (wanda ke nuna wurin da ya samo asali). Bayin maza sun lulluɓe shi a wuyan su kuma bayin mata sun lullube shi a ƙarƙashin hannayensu. Don yin zane ya fi zama mace, mata bayi a wasu lokuta suna canza su baki ko shuɗi mai duhu, ta amfani da indigo da aka samu a cikin gida. Wannan merikani mai launi ana kiranta kaniki. Mutane sun raina kaniki saboda alakarsa da bautar. Tsoffin matan bayi da ke neman zama wani ɓangare na al'ummar Swahili sun fara yin ado da tufafinsu na merikani. Sun yi wannan ta amfani da ɗaya daga cikin dabaru uku; wani nau'i na tsayayya da mutuwa, wani nau'in bugawa ko zane-zane na hannu. Bayan an soke bautar a shekara ta 1897, an fara amfani da Kangas don karfafa kansa da kuma nuna cewa mai ɗaukar yana da dukiyar kansa.