Women's Batakari Blouse - Blue-Gold Stripe plaque called dashiki in East Africa

called dashiki in East Africa and gyeromi in Ghana

Beige and green swirls on brown field

and wore others as a sign of prosperity

brilliant yellow and brown embroidered chest & neck

These beautiful beads

Women's Batakari Blouse - Blue-Gold Stripe plaque called dashiki in East AfricaThe African Fugu Batakari top is perhaps the most distinctive traditional garment from West Africa. Now women have chosen to incorporate these distinctive woven fabrics into garments designed specifically for them. The fabrics introduced in Ghana by the Moshi from Burkina Faso and by the Hausas from northern Nigeria, both of who migrated into Northern Ghana. Embrace and adopt the dignity of a powerful heritage, with these comfortable and distinctive