That's my country the Gambia, thanks for sharing..

Merveille des merveilles ! What such a beautiful art . Thanks a lot for sharing.

Woowww 🥰beautiful. Nice

Love this thank you

Amazing & informative, what a beautiful art.

Beautiful art work. Tnx for sharing

Thank you!

Very beautiful. I would love to see the Seereer technique of weaving and dying. Absolutely beautiful!

Amazing.!!!!💠💠💠💠💠

Amazing

in Jamaica we call it Bessy which we drink as a tea. every Jamaican keep it in their home just in case someone ingest poison.

@familywhittle3800

Жыл бұрын

Is that the kola nut or indigo?

Thank you very much very impressed

Beautiful

Great!

Superrr nice...tie dye artists❤

Wow❤❤

Good job

Thank you for sharing..very informative.💕👏

Nice

Wow

J'aime ❤

I want to learn this process

My warm is batik print

Beautiful art, made by very talented people. I would love to go and visit the place one day and join the locals to learn how to do Gambia's tie-dye. Any organized tour to go here?

@abortionismurder4265

4 жыл бұрын

i hope you pay them. Lots of folks have gone to Africa learned skills for free went back to their country profited of it and given no credit

@sekar9901

Жыл бұрын

@@abortionismurder4265 If i'm not mistaken, batik is indonesian wax resist technique. The Dutch brought them to Africa. It's become popular in africa but Indonesia barely get any credit there.

@anitawhittle

Жыл бұрын

Of course they were paid when I made the film and also I bought their cloth and introduced them to new customers. One dyer Musa has since become a friend and I have taught him new techniques and introduced him to new outlets internationally where he can sell his products at a reasonable price

This is a great video... Loved it... ... Note: the background music was distracting or a little to loud, it interfered with your beautiful voice.

@anitawhittle2926

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments Judi

@patrobajohn3034

5 жыл бұрын

very nice i like to lane can you teach me

Pls how is the dye mix, I mean the name of those chemicals used

@anitawhittle

Жыл бұрын

The kola nut dye has no chemicals added. The indigo dye traditionally used natural ingredients from plant matter. In the video caustic soda is used as well as liquid extracted from Wanda bush roots.( although this has been since replaced with sodium hydrosulphite.)

What is the indigo powder locally called in the Gambia

@anitawhittle

Жыл бұрын

If you were buying in the small shops by the Serrekunda market in Gambia, you would ask for 'gara". This would be the indigo powder that is not made from the leaves of the indigo plant, but is the chemical equivalent. Indigo balls (made from fermented leaves from the indigo plant) are hard to find now in the Gambia. They are know in Mandinka ''kaaroo,"" Sarahuli "kaarafin" Fula "Ngra baly"and Wollof "chosane according to my indigo dyer friend Musa Jaiteh.

What types of waxes are used?

@familywhittle3800

2 жыл бұрын

candle wax using candles bought in the local market