{"id":13594,"date":"2021-05-19T15:56:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/?p=13594"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T01:21:25","slug":"merikani-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/merikani-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Merikani Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/gallery\/catalogs\/BR31Spring87\/BRSpring1987011.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Fall 1986-Spring 1987 Catalogue: &#8220;In the 1890s, Zanzibar was a teeming island marketplace, resonant with a thousand voices bartering in almost as many tongues. Among the most prized commoditities was unbleached American calico from around the Cape, sold by the bolt and admiringly dubbed &#8220;Merikani&#8221; in Swahili. The nomadic Masai especially loved Merikani, which they dyed with ochre in vivid patterns. Our Merikani Shirt was cut from a similar cotton\u2013lightweight yet tightly woven\u2013and dyed in rich hues the Masai might covert. Drooped shoulders and dolman sleeves make it relaxed enough to survive an East African market day.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures courtesy Kimberlee English-Anderson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.secretfanbase.com\/banana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/merikani1-1-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, 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