- Tie-dye has been a part of Gambian fashion for generations.
- Musa Jaiteh has been using only natural dyes to make his tie-dyed fabrics for 35 years.
- But since the 1960s, artisans have been replacing natural ingredients for imported chemical dyes.
Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ingredients with imported chemical dyes. Today, Musa Jaiteh is the last artisan in his town in Gambia still using only natural dyes and traditional techniques.