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African American Clothing. Jakobi Dorian. It a head wrap. Gelee/geles. a traditional African fabric, sometimes made from woven strips that are carefully sewn together, somewhat like a quilt, before being cut to make the garment. Aso oke.
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African American Clothing Jakobi Dorian
It a head wrap. Gelee/geles
a traditional African fabric, sometimes made from woven strips that are carefully sewn together, somewhat like a quilt, before being cut to make the garment. Aso oke
Aso oke or some other uncut length of fabric that is wrapped and pleated around the body. Wrapper
a shawl, usually made to represent a cultural ideal or proverb, worn as a shawl or kept as an heirloom by many Swahili speaking people. Kanga
two styles of traditional women's dresses. Kanzu,gauni
A Skirt. Skati
traditional men's trousers. Sokoto
a men's cap. Fila
traditional men's shirt. It's usually long, to the upper thigh, and has some sort of embroidered or printed design around the neck and perhaps bordering the arms or base. Usually worn with pants, jeans, or sokoto. Dashikis/dashiki
symbols that were originally used for textiles, but are now used in various other art forms, that represent a range of concepts. These are printed onto fabric, using carved gourds. Adinkra