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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4705138, member: 2844&quot;]We have West Africans as well. Since 1593 the northern Dutch had an important trade relationship with Ghana, for trade in gold, ivory, and regrettably people too. A dark page in the history of both countries, but for some reason both still celebrate it, and many Ghanaians settle here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most West African fabrics are based on Javanese designs btw. The Dutch (Vlisco) made Javanese inspired printed cotton to be sold in colonial Indonesia, but the Indonesians said no thank you. It wasn&#039;t made in the right way, which batik was. So the Dutch thought of their old trade partner Ghana, and the Ghanaians loved the fabrics. From there the Vlisco textiles spread to other parts of West Africa, and more recently textiles were also made locally, although Vlisco cottons are still very sought after.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sits, like the Frisian gent is wearing, is based on Indian printed fabrics.</p><p>Indian textiles came here as a result of the East India trade, notably Golconda diamonds and spices.</p><p>The printed cotton fabrics became very popular here, and pretty soon local manufacturers began to copy them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So both colourful fabrics, West Indian and sits, are based on Asian textiles.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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