Cape Wool
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This article is about Wool from South Africa. For other uses, see Cape (disambiguation).
Cape Wool is any wool that originates from the Republic of South Africa; it is the generic name for South African wool. It has a white color with silky and fine staple, but wool hairs are shorter in length with less elasticity and stained also. Cape snow-white was the British way of describing Cape wool when it was imported to England in the 18th century.[1][2]
Mohair from South Africa was referred to as Cape mohair.[3][2]