Textiles of Africa
Heritage

Textile Traditions of Africa, Country by Country

The most complete documented record of Africa's textile heritage — every technique, every region, verified against the producers who still practice it today.

28
Countries documented
36+
Heritage techniques
0+
Verified producers

Most documented

North Africa

6 countries

West Africa

16 countries
Benin3Burkina Faso1Cape VerdesoonCôte d'Ivoire1GambiasoonGhana2GuineasoonGuinea-BissausoonLiberiasoonMali2Mauritania1NigersoonNigeria3Senegal1Sierra Leone1Togosoon

East Africa

14 countries
BurundisoonComorossoonDjiboutisoonEritreasoonEthiopia1Kenya2Madagascar1Malawi1Mozambique1RwandasoonSomaliasoonSouth SudansoonTanzania1Uganda1

Central Africa

9 countries
AngolasoonCameroon2Central African RepublicsoonChadsoonCongosoonDR Congo1Equatorial GuineasoonGabon1São Tomé and Príncipesoon

Southern Africa

9 countries
BotswanasoonEswatini1Lesotho1MauritiussoonNamibiasoonSeychellessoonSouth Africa1Zambia1Zimbabwesoon