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Bogolan Is Not Mud Cloth: Why the Name Matters and Who Benefits from Getting It Wrong
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Bogolan Is Not Mud Cloth: Why the Name Matters and Who Benefits from Getting It Wrong

  • Adams Moses
  • May 20, 2026
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Who Actually Owns Ankara: The Legal and Cultural Argument the Fashion Industry Has Been Avoiding
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Who Actually Owns Ankara: The Legal and Cultural Argument the Fashion Industry Has Been Avoiding

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • May 20, 2026
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The Aso-Oke Weaver Crisis: What Happens When the Artisans Who Make Nigeria's Most Important Cloth Can No Longer Afford to Weave It
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The Aso-Oke Weaver Crisis: What Happens When the Artisans Who Make Nigeria’s Most Important Cloth Can No Longer Afford to Weave It

  • Rex Clarke
  • May 20, 2026
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The Niger Delta Dress Tradition: What Ijaw, Urhobo, and Itsekiri Women Have Always Known
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The Niger Delta Dress Tradition: What Ijaw, Urhobo, and Itsekiri People Have Always Known

  • Rex Clarke
  • May 12, 2026
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Indigo: How West African Dyeing Became the Blueprint for Global Denim
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Indigo: How West African Dyeing Became the Blueprint for Global Denim

  • Adams Moses
  • May 12, 2026
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Ankara, Wax Prints, and Ghanaian Textiles: The Real Fabric of Modern Ghanaian Fashion
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Ankara, Wax Prints, and Ghanaian Textiles: The Real Fabric of Modern Ghanaian Fashion

  • Philip Sifon
  • May 8, 2026
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Vlisco’s Business Model Is the Problem
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Ankara Is Not African Print: The Vlisco Problem and the Ownership Question

  • Ayomidoyin Olufemi
  • May 6, 2026
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Jamaican Textiles and Cloth Culture: Bandana Fabric, Maroon Weaving, and the Kingston Garment Economy
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Jamaican Textiles and Cloth Culture: Bandana Fabric, Maroon Weaving, and the Kingston Garment Economy

  • Fathia Olasupo
  • May 6, 2026
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