The Mozambican capulana

The capulana is a ubiquitous and colorful piece of women's outer wear in Mozambique. It is just a two meter piece of light cotton fabric generally.  In some places, they use four at a time, two around the hips, one on the head, and another as a shawl or to carry groceries or a baby (it seems like there is always a baby within).  The baby can be shifted from back to front--depending on its needs of the hour. The pic below features Irma Esperanca, a sister of our small church group here who volunteered to show me just how they afix their children within.