Leymah Gbowee used this fabric in protests to put an end to a devastating civil war in Liberia. In 2002, she assembled women of different ethnic and religious affiliations to protest against violence. The women gathered at a fish market in Monrovia, all wearing white T-shirts and lappas, a traditional Liberian clothing wrapped around the midriff. This is a lappa of that kind.
Leymah Gbowee donated the fabric to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2018.
