Kangas

Colourful African tying fun!

Babywearing has a long tradition in Africa. Everybody learns tying slings, starting with siblings, and later with own children. For the strapless rucksack-carry the African women and men use a cloth, that is being used also as skirt, shirt, or as headdress. These so-called kangas are tyed as a babywearing sling leaving the shoulders bare. Here, this method is known as "African rucksack-carry".

The kangas are made of a thin, simple cloth, mostly with colourful prints. Often with a bordering and a saying. The measurements are approx. 1,50m x 1,05m. Often, the cloth is just being cut. However, our slings are being chained off. This way nothing can fray out.

The slings are produced in handycraft enterprises in Kenia or Tansania. Only 1-2 slings with the same pattern are available. Each arriving shipment contains different patterns. So nearly every sling is a unicum.

Tip

For heavy children it is advisable to use two slings on top of each other!

Care instructions

Washing instructions: Only wash in lukewarm water. Add 2-3 tablespoons vinegar or salt to keep colours from washing out.

A tying instruction for the African rucksack-carry is included.

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