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Igbo Clothing
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What was considered normal
clothing to the Igbo?
Women tended to go around
topless, why do you think
they accepted it in their culture,
as opposed to yours?
What did the clothes look like?
It depends on your social status. For example, if you had a title you could wear black or red caps, a walking stick, elephant tusk, horse tail, or a fan.
War heroes are the only ones allowed
to wear parrot feathers on their hats.
Women wear jigida's, a string of beads,
around their waist. They also decorated their bodies with oils called uli. Every man wore his thread of tittles on their heels.
They also had
masquerades.
Birth, marriage, and
burial are considered
the 3 most important
ceremonies.
-You can only have one wife
-They can have many wives
-The child is named around
time of birth.
-Naming ceremonies 28 days after birth
-Funeral service at death
-They bury them in their house
-Women always wear tops.
-Often the women would be topless.
How did they make their clothing?
They made cloth using looms. After they were finished making the cloth, they would cut the cloth to fit their style. They would either cut head pieces, bottoms, tops, and robes.
How many garments did they own and did they wash them?
Most of the Igbo people only owned a few pairs of clothing. They would wash their clothing at a near water source. They didn't use soap so they just scrubbed with water and let the clothes sun dry.
Now that you have learned all of this...
If you went to live in Umofia for a year, what do you think it would be like adapting to their style of clothing?
www.Igboguide.org/HT-chapter9.htm."www.Igboguide.org. Michael Widjaja, 2000. Web. 10 Feb 2012.
"The Art of Attire." World Eras. Ed. Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure. Vol. 10: West African Kingdoms, 500-1590. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 108-109. Gale Power Search. Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
Widjaja, Michael. "Igbo Village, Igbo Culture, Igbo Langage and Enugu." Igboguide.org. N.p., 2001. Web. 10 Feb 2012. <http://www.igboguide.org/HT-chapter10.htm>.
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Igbo Clothing
Most people wore robes and
the women didn't wear shirts.
They were bare foot and they
dressed according to social rank.
Sources
Igbo Culture
American Culture
-Arranged marriages
-Freedom to marry
who you want.