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Article: Made in China, fashioned in Africa: ethnic dress in Ethiopia and Mozambique
Title | Made in China, fashioned in Africa: ethnic dress in Ethiopia and Mozambique |
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Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/AFR |
Citation | Africa, 2021, v. 91 n. 2, p. 317-336 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The influx of Chinese-made African ethnic dress has been central to debates about the consequences of the growing Chinese presence in Africa. Exploring the reception of the Chinese-produced capulana in Mozambique and net'ela in Ethiopia, we demonstrate that Mozambican and Ethiopian manufacturers and traders, from the grass roots up to cultural elites, engage with Chinese imports with creativity and verve. While welcoming Chinese materials for their affordability, bold and bright colours and suitability for dressmaking, they fashion them in ways that fit their own tastes and the local fashion trends. We distinguish three practices by which people do this: first, by incorporating Chinese materials or design elements into their own products; second, by co-creating new designs and dress with their Chinese counterparts; and third, by altering the imported fabrics. Apart from fashioning imports, some manufacturers use strategies to distinguish their own products from Chinese counterparts. These strategies include naming practices linked to the stories of their origin and alterations to the material. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307645 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.658 |
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dc.contributor.author | VON PEZOLD, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Driessen, M | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-12T13:35:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-12T13:35:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Africa, 2021, v. 91 n. 2, p. 317-336 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0001-9720 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307645 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The influx of Chinese-made African ethnic dress has been central to debates about the consequences of the growing Chinese presence in Africa. Exploring the reception of the Chinese-produced capulana in Mozambique and net'ela in Ethiopia, we demonstrate that Mozambican and Ethiopian manufacturers and traders, from the grass roots up to cultural elites, engage with Chinese imports with creativity and verve. While welcoming Chinese materials for their affordability, bold and bright colours and suitability for dressmaking, they fashion them in ways that fit their own tastes and the local fashion trends. We distinguish three practices by which people do this: first, by incorporating Chinese materials or design elements into their own products; second, by co-creating new designs and dress with their Chinese counterparts; and third, by altering the imported fabrics. Apart from fashioning imports, some manufacturers use strategies to distinguish their own products from Chinese counterparts. These strategies include naming practices linked to the stories of their origin and alterations to the material. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/AFR | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Africa | - |
dc.rights | Africa. Copyright © Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.rights | This article has been published in a revised form in [Journal] [http://doi.org/XXX]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © copyright holder. | - |
dc.title | Made in China, fashioned in Africa: ethnic dress in Ethiopia and Mozambique | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0001972021000085 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85102124966 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 329762 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 91 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 317 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 336 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000625235900008 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |