Women's Batakari Blouse - Blue-Gold Stripe plaque shoulder width 18")

shoulder width 18")

gathered shoulders

called dashiki in East Africa and gyeromi in Ghana

18" W x 11" H x 7" D - (SFTBG14)

Carved wooden ADINKRA symbols mounted on a plastic background in a wooden frame

Women's Batakari Blouse - Blue-Gold Stripe plaque shoulder width 18")The African Fugu Batakari top is perhaps the most distinctive traditional garment from West Africa. Now women have chosen to incorporate these distinctive woven fabrics into garments designed specifically for them. The fabrics introduced in Ghana by the Moshi from Burkina Faso and by the Hausas from northern Nigeria, both of who migrated into Northern Ghana. Embrace and adopt the dignity of a powerful heritage, with these comfortable and distinctive