Cotton fabric or cloth with colorful prints

Kitenge or chitenge is an African garment similar to sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling. They are also sometimes worn by men around the waist in hot weather. Kitenges (the Swahili plural is vitenge) serve as an inexpensive, informal piece of clothing that, often decorated with a huge variety of colors, patterns and even political slogans.