The truth about "African" wax prints
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2021
- African prints known for their different colors and designs. The fabrics are popular not only across the continent but also with the diaspora. But how African are they really? We have a close look at the history of wax prints.
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Africa is MORE than Ankara and people should be educated on that. There are many different textiles and designs on the continent.
To those saying this is an expose - it is not. It is a history of African fashion. Like the last speaker said, the product was evolved to suit the taste of Africans. I would rather have someone produce a product with the African customer in mind than the the way it is for every thing else. Artisans are still weaving cloth in Mali, Ghana, and elsewhere in West Africa and tailors make beautiful garments out of them. More can be done to promote their craft but no one is giving up their Ankara.
One mistake, the Dutch didn't try to sell back the machine made fabric to mainly Indonesian, they try to sell it mainly in their country, but their people dislike it so they brought the fabric to Africa, another colony, Africans love it and started to integrate it into the culture
The graphic designs on the Dutch Wax Print are indeed created by African graphic designers, HOWEVER...the Dutch Wax Print Method is the manufactured creation of the Dutch trying to imitate Batik Method. To me Mud Cloth and Kente are authentic fabrics of Africa. There may be unique African cotton blends I do not know of.
Finally! Someone has educated the people!
Thanks for sharing reliable information!
I like the diversity of designs. It is a good gift. Kanga and kente in Tanzania and Ghana. Malaysia also has a type of wax print. Wax prints are popular in Holland. Kitenge is a must in Burundian wardrobe.
interesting
where I can buy Genuine African Cloth???
@@user-vw6bk4pb4l Thanx
Cool topic. Next, talk about them wigs our people love so much. If you wanna expose this, boycott them horrible representations of “beauty.”
Hey @AfrobiomedicalShuntá thank you for your comment. We are glad that you liked the video. Indeed we already did a video about "Human hair products: What's their true cost?" Check it out: th-cam.com/video/RCxROHbdRKk/w-d-xo.html
@@DWThe77Percent Thanks for the suggestion! I just watched it. My stance was more so about the psychological implications rather economic politics.
Meaning, wigs are praised for Afrodescendants in professional places due to the artificial beauty. Somehow, we’ve internalized it as well and refuse to view our natural hair as beautiful. Most of us, would rather have an unkempt wig rather than unapologetically embrace our true selves like every other human being does on this planet.
In our community, wigs are synonymous with beauty and professionalism. On the other hand, naturals are synonymous with poverty and shame.
That was the route I was going with on my first comment.
@@afrobiomedicalshunta3452 Thanks for the suggestion as well, we did a story about skin bleeching some years ago which was aiming to go into this direction. But we'll definately discuss this approach in our next editorial meeting for the show. It is indeed a very interesting and urgent topic. Thank you so much for the input.
@@afrobiomedicalshunta3452 You and I think alike, we need to team up and smack some sense into the naturally beautiful African diaspora. I've had poems with this channel for quite a while, one of my arguments was that when the hosts/presenters themselves wear fake "beauty" products on video they're endorsing and encouraging other Africans to emulate them , which is actually quite bad.
I have not had poems but I have had problems, this autocorrect is killing me. 😅
Oh wow I like native material
Where can I buy fabric materials,
Great question
How African are African prints?
Asking the right questions is the beginning of self consciousness
If it is not made in Africa, for me it is not African
It was invented in Africa
@@osewilliemz8069 wdym? The printing technique or the design? The technique was invented in china during the 8th century, the indonesian then perfected it with their own technique and style and then the dutch introduced it to african and then african perfected it and developed their own style. I think its pretty cool that our culture is connected ❤️
@@genghisfunk5236 Nope, Batik print in Africa come directly from Indonesians, not the Dutch! Africans already invented similar stencilled colourful traditional textiles for millennia, but Indonesian Batik was a new technique that helped create more elaborate patterns or shapes. Throughout Eastern Africa, such as on the Swahili coast of Kenya and Tanzania, they learnt to make Indonesian Batik. In West Africa, they knew how to make Batik prints too, combined with local tie-dye traditions such as West African indigo. In Madagascar, the Island was settled by Indonesians over 1000 years ago, who maintained trade relations.
th-cam.com/video/YTy7oMigryI/w-d-xo.html (Nigerian Adire, some designs combined with Batik)
th-cam.com/video/YtjRoQn2EFc/w-d-xo.html (Nigerian Adire with Batik)
th-cam.com/video/DMDpzvFBF6Y/w-d-xo.html (East African Kitenge with Batik)
Europeans love to rewrite history. The Dutch simply mechanised, Industrialised and mass marketed Indonesian wax prints, taking design cues from the African market. Which made them more affordable, and accessible compared to hand-made African Batik prints, and traditional African textiles. Dutch-Vlisco brand has also become a status symbol to some.
@@genghisfunk5236 we have our own indigenous textiles though but the its too streinious to make in mordern times look up kongo textiles or kente
No it wasnt@@osewilliemz8069
If made in Europe it is not African
if someone makes fufu in europe does it make it european
@@humphreyjoseph2123 lol same thoughts here too😂
@@itgamingke ikr no mater who make it wil always be african FAX
personally, i don't like prints and i don't consider them a "fabric". i prefer any kind of embroidery/weaving over prints due to higher quality and value. when it comes to african prints, i appreciate the meaning behind the colours and shapes used but i don't enjoy the cluttered look.
it's a shame bc when it comes to prints, there isn't much diversity and it's quite limiting in terms of fashion/art. in my opinion. i feel like prints should explore the the wonders of african art through storytelling etc. not just abstract art/colours.
this comment isn't meant to bash anyone who loves these prints, i just wish more traditional african attire (before prints were introduced) is encouraged rather than prints. but i understand the easy access prints provide.
Bro Ankara was Neva invented by d Dutch, d first vlisco was founded in 1846 n pre colonial pictures of 1700s were already showing Africans wearing d fabrics then.
D Dutch guy took inspiration 4 our clothing n decided to establish his market of Ankara fabric.
I have looked at d entire history about Ankara fabric in relation 2 dat guy n itz all trash, nothing adds up at all, How can a Dutch invent Ankara n Ankara is not known among d Dutch.
As far as Ankara is concerned, it is African.
Hi can you please give me your sources ? I think the same like you actually and I would like to educate myself more on that. Enough of giving credit to others and not crediting ourselves
@@fatoumajoly9373 just check out precolonial pictures on Google
@@fatoumajoly9373 just check pre colonial African pictures
Thank you. An important exposè. There are economic implications- I will not buy it again unless verified that the fabric is made in Africa or made by Africans.
Makes no sesnse of Africans themselves are not directly benefitting from African "designs" or "artistic concepts"
But what's wrong in buying Foreign?
This is not an expose. It is a history of African fashion. Like the last speaker said, the product was evolved to suit the taste of Africans. I would rather have someone produce a product with the African customer in mind than the the way it is for e very thing else. Artisans are still weaving cloth in Mali, Ghana, and elsewhere in West Africa and tailors make beautiful garments out of them.
It is good to focus on where the product is finished and what value that adds to the economy. Custom tailoring supports many families in West Africa and this is how Africans benefit from the cloth trade - speaking to your point. Second hand clothing imports is the big problem.
@@roshanminai Do you have a brain? Buying foreign goods is the reason why Africa is poor
@@katchikali9573 So you just elucidated my point. Africans directly benefitting from "African Fashion" irrespective of "taste", "design" or specific country within or outside of The African continent. Tangible economic benefit for African concepts not just African consumerism.
A lot of the prints are African but the technique for putting designs on the cloth is not
It is not called Hollandis fr nothing
there are many wax textile manufacturers in Nigeria like DaVida
Ankara fabric were invented in Africa, U will easily find Ankara in pre colonial African pictures.
D Dutch innovated not invented d fabric
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Deutsche Welle Trash
So the issue is not only that of african design but more so Africans do not own the main trade of it. There for, as with most things neo colonial trade is controlling and drinking from the creativity and culture of original Africans across the globe
She should do some research on the Dashiki because that is From Ethiopia-- stolen by Europeans.