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African wax print

wax-resist (batik) printed textile of Africa
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African wax print

Summary

African wax print ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • African wax print is a type of wrap[2].
  • African wax print's Commons category is recorded as African waxprints[3].
  • African wax print's different from is recorded as African textiles[4].
  • African wax print's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[5].
  • African wax print's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wiki project Pagne Africain[6].

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Definition and Type

African wax print is a type of wrap[2].

Why It Matters

African wax print ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Moumou82 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → Wiki project Pagne Africain
    Subclass of → wrap
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q28823]]"
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