Embroidery

Keita Salif(Ghana). Keita is a kente and linen mixed dress-up button-up shirt. It is totally bespoke and based on what fabric we have in stock. So ask us and we will make it for you. For all ages.

Please note designs are handmade and photos are for illustration purposes. The photos on this page are very old. Trust us the new versions are 100 times even better than what you see here. 

Adinkra Khalid(Ghana). Taking the Dashiki to another level, Adinkra DNA is a totally customizable top based on the Adinkra symbols from Ghana.  Choose your fabric, choose your Adinkra symbol and let us lay down the thread. With stunning accents on the sleeve and the cuffs and Sherbet ( شربات ) rope embroidery. Comes with a strip of African Dashiki print. 

Please note designs are handmade and photos are for illustration purposes. The photos on this page are very old. Trust us the new versions are 100 times even better than what you see here. 

Qurbani 2023 is a stunning and unique top for boys or men, we can also make a ladies' version of this top. Featuring either red on black sleeves or all black the central feature is the beautiful embroidery. No two designs are exactly the same. 

Wakanda Adinkra. TWakanda fuses our classic Adinkra design with a new Wakanda embroidery design. Like our Adinkra DNA you select the Adinkra logo and the sleeves, color and even type of linen to make it your own. 

Omar ibn Said. Traditional but modern linen with complex rope sheriba — unique to Ocacia. The clean look hides the complexity of the sheriba work. We will offer this top in a variety of colors. This top comes longer than most tops (kurta cut).

Toussaint(Haiti). Traditional but modern linen with burgundy Kente accents in a very unique arch. Comes with an Ocacia-shaped pocket as standard, with optional cuffs and optional Chinese and standard collars. Punchy and sophisticated.

Ashe Dashiki | Perhaps one of our last Dashiki designs this one is dedicated to tennis icon and HIV activist Arthur Ashe. He was the first Africa person to win Wimbledon. This Dashiki comes for kids and adults, the adult one is more complex than the kid version. Comes in black but you can get it in white also. Shirt only.

Jahiz is named after the Al-Jahiz of the Islamic world. Based on our Tabaski style of embroidery this is a complex embroidery design. Made from mustard-colored linen and comes with a wide range of customizations.

Zikala  (Senegal). Traditional but modern linen Embroidered with a clean modern pattern. One of our bestsellers—for good reason. This is a clean design for day-to-day or special occasion wear. Made from very nice organic gray linen. With accents on the sleeve and the cuffs, this is a very no-nonsense African dashiki. (Shirt in the first photo is white)

Natakamani | To honor the king of Kush (10 BCE- 1AD) We have made this rare green linen top with beautiful embroidery. 

Made from a new beautiful and extreamly limited deep green linen of the highest quality. the black and green embroidery is dressed with our unique sheriba for a quality look.