Kenyan Swahili People Unisex Wrap Cloth: "Kikoy"

Traditional Swahili wrap cloths, called "kikoys," are made in East Africa of cotton grown in East Africa and spun in Kenya. Each kikoy pattern is unique in that the looms are threaded by craftsmen who make their kikoys with differences in each batch of looming.

The edges always include a border of some kind and the ends have a strip of different colored thread to the rest of the weft which is called a "kapala." The ends are then left in threads of up to three inches. These threads are hand knotted into thin plaits to form a fringe.

Originally kikoys were traditional Swahili men's garments from the East coast of Africa, notably Kenya. The kikoy has since evolved into a garment for all ages, and sexes. A kikoy is similar to a sarong or wrap for men and women, to be worn at waist level, or low on the hips, or under the arms like a towel, tied, turned and twisted to fit, depending upon personal preference.

Source:
https://www.paukwa.or.ke/story-series/ketextiles/a-fabric-of-heritage-journeying-through-the-history-of-the-kikoi/