Khangas are beautiful pieces of material with lots of colour and pattern that many women and children wear in Tanzania. They are very versatile, that means that they can be used in many ways. This week the students at STA would like to show you the different ways to use a khanga.
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| Women and girls wear khangas as dresses. |
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| Muslim women wear khangas to cover their hair. |
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| Lawrence wearing the khanga as a scarf. |
People don't just wear khangas in Tanzania, they also use them to help carry things.
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| Carrying a baby. |
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| Clothes and other things can be wrapped up in a khanga and carried. |
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| Carrying water on your head can be tough. To make it easier some people rest the bucket on a khanga. |
There are many other uses for a khanga.
Khangas usually have a message written on the bottom. People give them as presents at weddings, Eid, Christmas and to newborn babies and their mothers.
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| When two people love each other, god blesses them. |
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| A Christmas Khanga. |
Questions
1. What are some other ways you could use a khanga?
2. Khangas have many patterns. Draw your own khanga design. Draw a patterned border and then draw another pattern inside. You can even write your own message at the bottom.
3. In other countries, such as Indonesia, they also have material that they use just like khangas. Do you know of other countries where people use khangas? Do they have a different name for it?
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