Commemorative Fabrics

Cloth promoting the Catholic Women Organization of Nigeria. The center of the cloth features a portrait of Mary and baby Jesus, with a banner beneath proclaiming: Through Mary our Mother …

Fabric promoting the African National Congress. A green cloth with a border done in the ANC colors green, yellow and black. The black symbolizes the people of South Africa who, …

Cloth from the mid-1980s featuring Cameroonian President Paul Biya and his recently renamed political party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). The party had previously been known as the Cameroon …

This fabric displays a World Health Organization campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease. The disease is caused by a parasite and transmitted via contaminated drinking water. One image shows a …

This fabric was made to commemorate the 2016 SCECSAL Conference (Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations). This fabric features the emblem of the Swaziland …

Cloth from the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training in Yaoundé. Features images of the various buildings where the ministry is located. Text: Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training; Ministère …

Fabric commemorating the death of Nelson Mandela. A blue cloth with a repeating white geometric pattern overlaid with small portraits of Nelson Mandela.

Fabric commemorating Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence. This cloth features a light cream colored background, divided into squares. The other colors, which are red, green, yellow and black, are from …

Kanga cloth to celebrate the election of President Barack Obama. Obama's image is central, flanked by two maps of Africa, and set within a gridded, floral border, all on a …

This cloth features a portrait of former First Lady of the Republic of Malawi Ethel Zvauya Mutharika, whose image is encircled with her birth and death dates (24 December 1943- …