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Fugu

The Batakari, mainly called the Fugu, is the national cloth and a traditional Ghanaian smock that is worn by the people of the northern regions of Ghana. It is now popular across Ghana, southern Burkina Faso, and the Diaspora. It is now going international as three Ghanaian women were recently featured in Vogue for their company, Exit 14, that uses the cloth in its designs.

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