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African Batik - Braiding Hair: Home & Kitchen. The portions protected by the wax do not receive the dye, and when the wax is removed in hot water the previously covered areas display a light pattern on the colored ground. A normal daily activity is brought to brilliant and beautiful life in this especially colorful batik painting. Braiding Hair batik also highlights the subtle beauty of African women and their proud cultural heritage by showing their traditional hair braiding activity. Hand-made in the Ivory Coast, this batik will add color and life to any atmosphere. 27 inch by 38. Batik or batique is a method of fabric dyeing where the parts of the fabric not intended to be dyed are covered with removable wax. The fabric is then dipped in cool vegetable dye. This laborous and time-consuming process can be repeated several times with successive areas of wax being added until the desired image is completed.
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