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Shweshwe

South African printed dyed cotton fabric
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Shweshwe

Summary

Shweshwe is a textile[1]. Shweshwe draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (textile category, ranking #17 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shweshwe is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Shweshwe's instance of is recorded as textile[4].
  • Shweshwe's Commons category is recorded as Shweshwe[5].
  • Shweshwe's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[6].

Body

Geography

Shweshwe is in the country of South Africa[3].

Designation and Status

Shweshwe's instance of is recorded as textile[4].

Why It Matters

Shweshwe draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (textile category, ranking #17 of 21).[2] Shweshwe has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] Shweshwe is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → textile
    Instance of → —
    Country → South Africa
    Country → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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