Na dong mi dong lobihe Groupe of Captain women showing their decorated textiles at the funeral ceremonies in the Asindopo village.

In the middle Captain Alele Amoida, «Booko de» ( the day before the burial), Saamaka territory, Surinam. They wear skirts held by a kind of scarf (folded into a triangle shape) with embroidered texts in tribute to the deceased. Women’s textile arts, produced as exchange gifts for a husband or lover or for special events such as a burial, have transformed greatly as access to trade cotton from the coast has increased. Trends in fashion change quickly, utilizing elaborate embroidery, appliqué, and patchwork, with women freely borrowing from others while making it their own.