Concerns have been raised over the decline of this technique around the Kofar Mata Gate in Kano, which has been operating for nearly 500 years. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this technique whose practice among a West African ethnic group provides an English exonym for the Tuareg people, and may have inspired a modern craze. Shibori is an ancient form of this technique from Japan.
ANSWER: tie-dye [accept word form such as tie-dyeing; prompt on dye or dyeing] (The Tuaregs are known as “The Blue People of the Desert.”)
[10m] The indigo dye pits at Kofar Mata are a historical trade for this Muslim ethnic group centered around the town of Daura. These people are often grouped with the nearby Fulani.
ANSWER: Hausa [or Hausawa; accept Hausa-Fulani]
[10e] The cities of Kano and Daura are in the north of this modern-day country, where Hausaland was situated. In the modern day, many Hausa have moved to cities in this country such as Abuja and Lagos.
ANSWER: Nigeria [reject “Niger”]
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