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  2. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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    Komole: This is a long gown fashioned after the Iro ati Buba. The Komole dress can have different necklines, sleeves, embroidery and embellishments, depending on the occasion and the wearer's taste. It is popular as Wedding wear for Yoruba brides [5] Iborun: This is a Scarf or Stole; Oleku: This is a short knee length Iro ati Buba style or ...

  3. Fashion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The Yoruba men wear agbada, which is a formal attire, commonly worn as part of a three-piece set: an open-stitched full gown, a long-sleeved shirt, and sokoto (trousers fitted snugly at the ankle). [2] The Hausa wear Babaringa. The isiagu is a men's pullover shirt similar to a dashiki that is worn by many groups in Africa.

  4. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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    African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa. They were introduced to West Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian batik designs. [ 4 ]

  5. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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    Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

  6. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    While in Nigeria, women wear various clothing including styles made from Ankara, Asooke and Gele. In Sahelian Africa, the dashiki, Senegalese kaftan, and the grand boubou made from Bazin material are worn more prominently, though not exclusively (the Bògòlanfini, for instance, is worn in Mali). The dashiki is highly stylized and is rendered ...

  7. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    However, in some parts of Ghana and the United States, some women wear black-and-white prints, or black and red. The kaftan is the most popular attire for women of African descent throughout the African diaspora. African and African-American women wear a wide variety of dresses, and skirt sets made out of formal fabrics as formal wear. However ...