Title: Clothing in the Igbo culture. by sharae ratliff
Headings: Clothing in the Igbo culture.
Clothing in the Igbo culture.
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Clothing in the Ibo culture.
Ibo Wedding Attire
Ankle plates
At an Ibo wedding the fabric of the clothing generally goes with the them of everything else
Post colonial Attire for men.
Pre-colonial women's Attire :
Formal clothing
Women Post colonial attire:
Pre-colonial Traditional men Attire
"Culture of Nigeria." Countries and Their Cultures. Advmeg, Inc, 01 Jan. 2015. Web. 04 Apr. 2015. <http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Nigeria.html>.
Example:
"Red cap"
Meaning of clothing
Title based attire.
There are certain clothing that is worn by the Ibo people because of their title or social status.
Children Attire
Cited Sources:
CITED SOURCES CONT...
"The Igbo Academy." The Igbo Academy. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2015.
https://ndebe.wordpress.com/category/igbo-clothing/
Clothing because of Ibos location...

Content: They also wore, a torque, short wrapper and a head scarf. This outfit was considered stylish at the time. At an Ibo wedding the fabric of the clothing generally goes with the them of everything else
Post colonial Attire for men. Pre-colonial women's Attire : Generally at a wedding the Bride would wear a wrapper over her head, a blouse and jewelery known as the Jigida (waist beads), Ihe Olu (coral beads) and lots of other jewelry. The Groom would wear a pull over shirt this is called an Isigu and plan colored trouser. Sometimes the Groom may wear a hat. The father of the Groom wears a hat to match the groom to show his relations. Formal clothing
For the ceremony the Bride is covered in Nzu (A white clay). The waste and upper body area are covered with cloth known as Akwete and its usually an African print
Women usually carried babies on their backs with a strip of clothing binding the two with a knot at her chest
Women Post colonial attire: