yaya gida? (how is your home?)
I got the chance to go to the Dye Pits and Kurmi Market! The Dye Pits are over 500 years old (I'm told). The only color used is a rich blue, and they tie the fabric with string to make symbols representing different things (the Emir's palace, Kano's pillars etc). I bought one blanket at the Kurmi market, but I plan to go back after checking out all my options!
Please enjoy the photos.
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| A lighter blue takes 1 hour of dunking and a deep blue takes 3 hours! |
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| Dye Pits |
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| Dye Pits dye lasts for 1 year |
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| One of my favorite cloth patterns. |
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| Oh! The traffic. |
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| There's a settlement right next to the dye pits. |
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| Oldest Mosque in Kano |
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| One of the (many) entrances to the Emir's Palae |
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| Emir's Palace |
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| One of the gates within the palace |
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| To get a 'shiny' fabric you have to bang the fabric for hours |
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| My first fabric from the Kurmi Market! |
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| Masks at the Kurmi Market |
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| The shop where I purchased my blanket. |
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| Lots of spices |
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| The market is hundreds of small shops |
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| Some of the many patterns |
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| Traditional bracelets |
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| How the fabric takes on the unique patterns |
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| One of the traditional Hausa homes |
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