kanga

/ (ˈkɑːŋɡɑː) /

a piece of gaily decorated thin cotton cloth used as a garment by women in E Africa

Word Origin for kanga

from Swahili

Kanga had not spoken as yet by the evening fire, but had been an amused listener.

My Dark Companions |Henry M. Stanley
The Kanga Maru had launched her torpedoes, and then tried to escape.

Banzai! |Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
The Kanga Maru listed to port and disappeared in the waves, over which a few straggling American shots swept.

Banzai! |Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
The camels move on at the beginning of their day's work to the beating of the kanga, or drum.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson

In the evening we refreshed our fancies by witnessing the kanga, or drums beating to the dances of the maidens of Zinder.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson