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Pre-Colonial to Post-Colonial Nigeria
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By Alyssa Lopez, Anaisse Reyes, Amy Gaona
Period 4
Pre-Colonial to Post-Colonial Nigeria
Pre-Colonial
Pre-
Colonial
In the igbo community has had one of the oldest cultures,and is still presented in this tribe today.
Women And Men
The men in that time mainly were shirtless but they did wear a large piece of cloth called lions around their lower body, and for the women they wore almost like a dress with lots of patterns it also looks like they wore beads on their heads and around their neck.
Women And Men
Children
The boys wore the same as the men but theirs had a hat with a feather
Children
For the girls they wore something similar to there mother but theirs seem to be covering their head and they had a pattern along there chest.
During war
Colonization is taking a
large toll on clothing, trousers are more commonly worn, and cloth is more likely to be used in clothing
During
Colonization
Women's clothing
- Women are covering their chests now, also using bright clothing is common.
- mixing of clothing, from ther culture and the Europeans
Women's
Clothing
Men's Clothing
- Integration of pants/shorts
- Patterns worn on shirts
- Uniforms are common in clothing.
Men's
Clothing
Children's Clothing
- Everyday clothing consists of shorts and "lions".
- For girls, dresses are commonly worn
Children's
Clothing
Post-Colonial
Post-
Colonial
- Igbo Culture uses different colors (red, black, gold, and white) and patterns (crowns, lions, swords, horses and other attributes of masculinity).
- Igbo people usually on there wedding day stick to clothing from back then to show there culture.
- In ancient times, the only people that can wear a red hat was the chief but now in time almost everyone wears the red hats.
Men's Clothing
- Men adapted to the colonizer's clothing, with tops, but wore their clothing with paterns.
- There jewlery (coral beads), mainly wear on there wedding days or any festivals.
- One interesting accessories that they use is a walkingstick
.
- holders with high titles wear a red cap with a feather
Men's Clothing
Women's Clothing
Women's
Clothing
- Women wore dresses, garments, and puff-sleeved blouses. Very long wrappers and hair ties. Since colonization, womens clothing started to inclue more brighter colors.
- Like the men on there wedding days the same goes for the women but they can wear the coral beads as a necklaces, baracelet, or as a anklet.
- A reason why only women wear a wrapper is because it symbolizes a mother or a woman.
Children's Clothing
Children's
Clothing
- For boys they usually wore a wrapper twisted around ther waist or trousers. The wrapper is usually red, golden, and white and its tied on the side with the decorative nobe.
- For Girls it consisted of a wrapper or a straight dress with or without sleeves. The wrapper makes the function of the dress, twisted around the arm and underarms. The chest is complety coverd, the wrappers length is below the knees, and the shoulders stay open.
Both will wear jewerly,
Sources
Sourcing
- https://prezi.com/p/lhkp6eandsy9/igbo-clothing-pre-and-post-colonial/
- https://www.legit.ng/1175951-igbo-culture-clothing-traditional-styles.html
- https://prezi.com/pjeseq5t6oho/pre-and-post-colonial-igbo-clothing/
- https://www.legit.ng/1175951-igbo-culture-clothing-traditional-styles.html
https://www.legit.ng/1148589-traditional-clothing-igbo-men.html