Wikipedia:WikiProject Ghana/Folklore in Fashion/Fabrics in Ghana

Folklore in Fashion - African Fabrics

Welcome! This is a Wiki project aimed at documenting information about fabric designs found on the African fabric market - specifically designs which are considered "classical designs" across various markets and hold some names with metaphorical meanings in the African culture.

This project aims at creating Wikidata items for these fabric designs, Wikicommon entries for the images and audio pronunciation of the names and Wikipedia articles in both English and Twi Wikipedia.

The worksheet contains all the information to assist in creating the Wikipedia articles including references found and images if present on Wiki Commons.

The name of the African variant in bold and designated as (main) is recommended to be the name of the article on English Wikipedia as this corresponds with how the design is most widely known on the internet by. This will enable search for the particular fabric design on Wikipedia be easier. The names of the design as is in other African countries follow after the main name.

It also contains the status of the articles and Wikidata items. If an article or item has been created, kindly fill in the Wiki link so other editors can be notified.

WORKSHEET
Number	English name	African name variants	English translation of proverbial name	Image on Commons	Notable usage & References	Wikidata status	English article status	Twi article status	References
1	Leaf Trail	Ahwenepa nkasa : Ghana (main); Makaïva : Togo and Benin; Feuille-feuille : Ivory Coast	Good beads make no noise	Ahwenepa Nkasa Fabric This is an image of the funeral cloth of the fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Ahwenepa nkasa'.	President Nana Akufo-Addo and Minister Kwabena Frimpong Boateng ^[1]	Wikidata:Q117075154	Ahwenepa_nkasa	tw:Ahwenepa_nkasa	^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
2	Eyes	L’Oeil de Boeuf : francophone West African Countries (main); Lisu ya Pité : Benin; Aniwa : Ghana; Eyes : Nigeria	Bull's eye		-	Wikidata:Q117257374	L’Oeil de Boeuf (Fabric)	-	^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
3	Speed Bird	Sika Wɔ Ntaban : Ghana (main); Air Afrique : Togo; Eneke : Nigeria	Money has wings		-	Wikidata:Q117184141	Sika Wɔ Ntaban (Fabric)	-	^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
4	Handcuffs	Aban Nkaba : Ghana (main); Olympia	Handcuffs	This is the image of a fabric design by name Aban nkaba.	-	-	-	-	-
5	The eye of my rival	L’oeil de ma coépouse : Mali (main); I am not afraid of my rival’s eye ; Moran’s Eyes	The eye of my husband's other wife	-	-	-	-	-	^[21] ^[22] ^[23]
6	Good Woman or Good wife	Obaapa - Ghana (main)	Good woman	This is an image of the wax print by name Obaapa	-	-	-	-	^[24]
7	Grotto	Grotto : Ivory Coast; Papaye asa : Ghana	Doing good has come to an end - Ghana	-	-	-	-	-	^[25] ^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
8	Village Molokai	Village Molokai or Guerre de Shaba : DRCongo	-	-	-	-	-	-	^[29] ^[30]
9	Cha Cha Cha	Senchi Bridge : Ghana (main); Aganmakpo : Togo; La Danse à la Mode : Ivory Coast	The bridge at Senchi in Akosombo, Ghana	-	-	-	-	-	^[31] ^[32]
10	Angelina	Angelina : Ghana (main); Ya Mado : Congo; Miriam Makeba : Congo	Angelina song	This is an image of a lady in a skirt with the design by name Angelina.	-	-	-	-	^[33]
11	Fish Scale	Akpirikpa Azu: Nigeria (main); Bijenkorfje : South Africa; Abɛ : Ghana	Tilapia scales : Nigeria; Bee hive : South Africa; Palmfruits : Ghana		-	-	-	-	^[34]
12	None	Akyekyedie akyi : Ghana (main); Grand Bassam; Masque	The back of a tortoise : Ghana	This is the image of a fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Akyekyedie akyi'.	-	-	-	-	^[35] ^[36] ^[37]
13	None	Gramophone apaawa : Ghana (main)	Gramophone plate	-	-	-	-	-	^[38]
14	None	Abofra bo nwa : Ghana	A child plays with snails (from full proverb "a child plays with snails not tortoises")	This is an image of the fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan give name 'Abofra bo nwa'.	-	-	-	-	-
15	None	Kontenten : Ghana	Long neck (named after the long neck of a guinea fowl)	Kontenten fabric	-	-	-	-	-
16	None	Nsubura : Ghana	Well (for water)	This is an image of a variety of colours of the fabric with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Nsubura'.	-	-	-	-	-
17	None	Koforidua flowers : Ghana	Flowers from Koforidua, Ghana	This is the image of a fabric design with the Ghanaian given name 'Koforidua flowers'	-	-	-	-	-
18	None	Ani bere a enso gya : Ghana	The eye does not set fire when serious situations arise (from an Akan proverb meaning: Noone can see your situation just by looking at you)	This is an image of a varietyof colours of a fabric design with the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Anibere a enso gya'.	-	-	-	-	-
19	None	Felicia: Ghana	Felicia (name)	This is an image of a fabric design with the Ghanaian given name 'Felicia'.	-	-	-	-	-
20	None	Asobayere : Ghana	Sweetyam ( the name of a type of yam tuber found in Ghana known for its sweet taste)	This is an image of a fabric design known by the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Asobayere'	-	-	-	-	-
21	None	Otan nnim akorokoro : Ghana	Hatred doesn't know pampering.	This is an image of a fabric design known by the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Otan nnim akorokoro'.	-	-	-	-	-
22	None	Odo chain : Ghana	The chain of love	This is an image of a fabric design known by the Ghanaian Akan given name 'Odo chain'	-	-	-	-	-

References

Fabrics in Ghana

[1] ttps://sustainablebrands.com/read/product-service-design-innovation/7th-innovation-prize-for-africa-seeks-solutions-for-africa-s-biggest-challenges

[2] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/leaf-trail/

[3] ttps://www.eajournals.org/wp-content/uploads/Consumers-Knowledge-of-Symbolic-Names-and-Meanings.pdf

[4] ttps://stories.vlisco.com/en/fabrics/140564/?story=leaf-trail#

[5] ttps://www.dreamzfmonline.com/news/free-shs-has-improved-quality-of-education-in-ghana-akufo-addo/index.html

[6] ttps://omanfm1071.com/president-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-has-commissioned-a-fertilizer-factory-omnifert-in-tema-dowhenya/

[7] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/eyes/

[8] ttps://blog.mammamiu.com/kOBuzMo2dL6

[9] ttp://www.asiantextilestudies.com/wax.html

[10] ttps://ashantiempress.com/blogs/news/history-of-african-wax-print-cloth

[11] ttps://madame-tay.blogspot.com/2014/01/print-stories-eyes.html

[12] ttps://www.wnyc.org/story/sideshow-textiles-tell-cultural-history/

[13] ttps://stories.vlisco.com/en/fabrics/h524/?story=rich-today-poor-tomorrow#

[14] ttps://www.eajournals.org/wp-content/uploads/Consumers-Knowledge-of-Symbolic-Names-and-Meanings.pdf

[15] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/speed-bird/

[16] ttps://www.etsy.com/listing/807391827/speed-bird-african-wax-print-scarf-hand?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

[17] ttps://www.etsy.com/listing/608299265/african-holland-waxper-yard-speed-bird?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

[18] ttps://in.pinterest.com/pin/speed-bird--497366352603267149/

[19] ttps://ayeeko.africa/blogs/blog/african-print-54-african-wax-print-and-story-behind-their-names

[20] ttps://en.afrikrea.com/en/article/speed-bird-blue-make-up-kit-makeup-bags-and-toiletry-kits-multicolour-cotton-ankara/NKJ91LX

[21] ttp://aervilhacorderosa.com/2008/10/tecidos-que-falam-2/

[22] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/the-eye-of-my-rival/

[23] ttp://anansieducation.org/anansitravel/archivesite/francois.html

[24] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/obaapa/

[25] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/grotto/

[26] ttps://allthingsankara.com/shop/fabrics/

[27] ttps://stories.vlisco.com/en/fabrics/143639/?story=papa-ye-asa

[28] ttps://www.theafricangourmet.com/2020/07/are-african-wax-prints-african-heritage.html

[29] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/village-molokai/

[30] ttps://www.askalondon.com/products/molokai-vlisco-premium-super-wax-print-pattern-fabric-2-yards-bundle

[31] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/cha-cha-cha/

[32] ttps://silkafricana.com/shop/senchi-bridge-with-dots/

[33] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/angelina/

[34] ttps://www.vlisco.com/fabric_story/fish-scale/

[35] ttps://www.divaredefined.com/understanding-ankara-pt-2-wax-print-names-hidden-meanings/

[36] ttps://stories.vlisco.com/en/fabrics/140022/?story=grand-bassam#

[37] ttps://gh.opera.news/gh/en/fashion-beauty/f313c80277587b6207d8ea94e5847758

[38] ttp://aervilhacorderosa.com/2008/10/tecidos-que-falam-2/

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