Safari Journal

African wax print fabric

African wax print fabric

Inspired by Indonesia's batik textile craftsmen, Dutch merchants decided to create their own less labor intensive wax print fabric.

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Fashioning Black Identity

Fashioning Black Identity

An exhibition exploring Africa and the African Diaspora through fashion and photography and how it seeks to redefine personal and cultural identity.

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African gold

African gold

In Africa the metal gold has been used for centuries by kings and royalty to craft royal regalia to wear and also intriguing symbolic objects.

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Ship it [part 2]

Ship it [part 2]

Ever since I posted on African shipping container design back on 17 February, I keep finding more and more examples of these giant metal boxes utilised in modern African architecture.

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