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Beadwork as Record: Why Zulu Colour Meanings Cannot Be Reduced to a Universal Code
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Beadwork as Record: Why Zulu Colour Meanings Cannot Be Reduced to a Universal Code

  • Rex Clarke
  • September 10, 2026
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Indigo, Status and Mobility in Tuareg Dress: Reading Ceremony Without Reducing It to Costume
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Indigo, Status and Mobility in Tuareg Dress: Reading Ceremony Without Reducing It to Costume

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • September 9, 2026
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Fulani Gerewol: The Men Who Dress to Be Judged and What That Inverts About Fashion's Gender Assumptions
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Fulani Gerewol: The Men Who Dress to Be Judged and What That Inverts About Fashion’s Gender Assumptions

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • May 22, 2026
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The Shewa Amhara Dress that Captivated the World: The Evolution of the Habesha Kemis
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The Shewa Amhara Dress that Captivated the World: The Evolution of the Habesha Kemis

  • Meseret Zeleke
  • May 5, 2026
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The African Men Who Dress to Be Remembered: Style, Power, and the Continent’s Forgotten Dandy Tradition
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The African Men Who Dress to Be Remembered: Style, Power, and the Continent’s Forgotten Dandy Tradition

  • Ayomidoyin Olufemi
  • April 15, 2026
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How the Grandmother’s Headwrap Wove a Legacy of Culture and Identity
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How the Grandmother’s Headwrap Wove a Legacy of Culture and Identity

  • Philip Sifon
  • February 19, 2026
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How The Colour Purple Claimed Its Royalty
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How The Colour Purple Claimed Its Royalty

  • Philip Sifon
  • February 12, 2026
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Why Culture Is the Foundation of Style in African and Global Fashion
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Why Culture Is the Foundation of Style in African and Global Fashion

  • Philip Sifon
  • January 28, 2026
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Cultural Identity in Interior Spaces: Designing Homes That Reflect Heritage.
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Cultural Identity in Interior Spaces: Designing Homes That Reflect Heritage

  • Philip Sifon
  • January 27, 2026
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10 Festivals Where Heritage Becomes Heartbeat
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10 Festivals Where Heritage Becomes Heartbeat

  • Matthew Olorunfemi
  • January 19, 2026
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