Uses of Chitenges
Chitenges can be used in various occasions and in various ways either symbolically or for practical reasons. The following list demonstrates various uses of the cloths.
- Chitenges are used in different settings to convey various messages.
- In Malawi, Chitenjes are customary at funerals for women.
- They are also used as a sling to hold a baby across the back of a mother. They can be used to hold the baby at the front as well. Particularly in breast feeding.
- Chitenges are given as gifts to young women.
- They are sometimes tied together and used as decorative pieces at dinner tables.
- When women go to the beach, often the Chitenge is wrapped around the bathing suit for modesty or to shield cold air.
- Chitenges can be framed or otherwise hang up on the wall as a decorative batik artwork.
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