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The colors range from creamy white to turmeric yellow to pale blue. Some appear crumbly and chalky, while others are shaped into balls or cubes. Some of the ancient pigments found in Pompeii.

For over four decades, Koma has been a skilled practitioner of Gara tie-dying, an ancient craft that tells ... I have practiced Gara tie-dye across many African countries," Koma explains.