Draft:Alindi (textile)

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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Mysomaliculture (talk) 14:54, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Alindi, also known as Banadiri/Benadir and Kikoyi (in Uganda), is a textile pattern first popularised in Southern Somalia. It has spread by trade to parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the Comoros Islands.

Description

The Alindi pattern is typically orange with dark brown, white and sometimes yellow layered stripes. It also has common green, pink and blue variants.

History

12th century trader Ibn Battuta depicts the creation of the pattern:

Using locally grown vegetable dyes such as saffron and imported dyed yarns from India and Pakistan, Somali weavers began in the late 1950's to weave brilliant reds, blues, yellows, blacks, and purples into their futas and guntinos, giving their people traditional cloths to use for marriages, funerals, furniture, war dancing, and everyday farming. Weavers invented dozens of patterns with names like "teeth" and "goats in the sand dunes" that have become standards and today are worn in major ceremonies and the religious festivities that keep the national spirit of this Islamic stronghold alive...

References
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Gould, Lark Ellen (1989) [orig. pub. 1989]. The Weaver's Song. Aramco world. ASIN B00073AOBA.