Commemorative Fabrics

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 …

Cloth commemorating the UN Decade for Women Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya in July 1985 This cloth features a world map at the center with the UN Women symbol (a …

This orange fabric displays blue and green intertwining loops that seem to be locked up with orange padlocks. Small black keys decorate the green loops. This fabric was designed in …

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 …

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- …

This fabric designed to commemorate the Ghana Library Association features a repeating pattern of white books. On the cover of the books is a red and white circular pinwheel. The …

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 …

The center of the cloth features a logo for the 14th Francophonie Summit held in Kinshasa in 2012. It shows an okapi, an animal native to the DRC, at the …

Fabric celebrating Barack Obama's presidency. This cloth features a portrait of Barack Obama, with the words "Barack Obama 44th President of the United States" beneath. Set against a geometric background …

This fabric commemorates the unknown organization referred to by the acronym CNDN. The featured images show tribal symbols that resemble a human figure, a person fishing, and a fish. Donated …