Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last of West Africa’s legendary wax cloth traders has left her mark
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Author Nina Sylvanus Associate Professor of Anthropology, Northeastern University Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa’s most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first generation of women cloth traders from Togo.
Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last of West Africa’s legendary wax cloth traders has left her mark
Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last…
Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last of West Africa’s legendary wax cloth traders has left her mark
Author Nina Sylvanus Associate Professor of Anthropology, Northeastern University Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa’s most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first generation of women cloth traders from Togo.