Just because it is locally sewn doesn't mean it is all African. It may surprise you that apart from the "Fattaro" and the "Samba kuka," half the stuff you call "African dresses" aren't totally African. Even the African wax prints and the batik that may look like ours are hijacked; Dutch and Indonesian respectively.
Your very popular Mbasanj-riche and Getzner textiles are originally from Switzerland and Austria respectively, your favourite lace is from England, and half your waxes are Dutch. The Ankara fabric as the name implies is the capital of Turkey. So... well, maybe the design into which it is sewn is what's African?
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