Amerikani Clothing in Zanzibar

Zanzibar women boarding a boat, wearing Amerikani cloth

Zanzibar Women wearing garments made from Amerikani cloth, some dyed.

Men wearing Merikani winda

Men in East Africa, some wearing Merikani cloth

Early hand-printed Amerikani garments

Kaniki garments

One girl wearing Amerikani the other a Kanga

Reference information:

1.     From this book there is this information:

2.    From Historian, Professor Laura Fair.

2.1   Excellent historical research article at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/51821144/DRESSING-UP-CLOTHING-CLASS-AND-GENDER-IN-POST-ABOLITION-ZANZIBAR-LAURA-FAIR

3.    From Henry Stanley in How I Found Livingstone.

3.1   Stanley, Henry M. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveries in Central Africa. 1902, Dover Publications. ISBN 0486419533

4.     From a Dar es Salam school text book: Art and design for forms 1 and 2 by Digolo, Obonyo Ochieng and Orchardson-Mazrui, Elizabeth C.

Published by: Heinemann Kenya  Kenya Ltd., Nairobi 1988.