African Wax Prints

In Africa, wax prints are referred as Kitenge in the east and simply as African Wax Prints in the west of Africa. African Print / Kitenge as it is most popularly knows as, is a multicolored, dark wax print and represents various moods, culture and tradition of native African people. Apart from having a high ethnic value, Kitenge is also an effective communication tool. It is one of the major communicating textiles popular all over Africa. The various colors, patterns and symbols represent moods, feelings, cultures, and traditions of native African people. These people dress in lovely colorful Kitenge as if to compete with tropical flowers, birds, insects, etc.