Gnawa Melk T-Shirt
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THE DETAILS
Gnawa Melk T-Shirt
An abstract invocation of spirit and sound, the Gnawa Melk design channels the rhythmic pulse of Gnawa music, its sacred instruments, its symbology, and the unseen presences evoked during a Lila.
This white cotton tee features a black-and-white print from our Melk series and a printed description of the Gnawa tradition — part garment, part text, part tribute.
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100% cotton
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Printed in the USA
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Machine wash
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Measures approx. 29" long (size Medium)
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THE STORY
You're there to soak up the entire experience.
The lila ceremony-- musicians seated on the floor, the dancers (that’s you, by the way, and your fellow spectators). It’s an invocation of the spirits with dance, song, and heady incense by the mistress of the program, a spiritual woman with the title of moqadma. White. Spirit of Islam. Dark blue. Spirit of the sea. Light Blue. Spirit of the sky. Red. Spirit of blood. Green. Spirit of nature. Black. Spirit of the forest. Yellow. Spirit of femininity. Each is a melk. -
THE PROCESS
The digital art for the Gnawa apparel collection and playing with different color schemes.
