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National pieces of clothing in African countries

Traditional garments of the countries in Africa. Folk dresses, separate pieces of national costume, clothing traditions, someone’s experience of making and using folk garments, pieces of advice for a newbie, etc.

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National pieces of clothing in African countries

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Post by sofiya » Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:10 pm

Benin - lace Dashiki suit and Aso Oke Hat (male), lace Buba and wrapper set (female)
Gambia - Boubou (male), Kaftan (female)
Ghana - Kente cloth, Ghanaian smock, and Fila (male), Kente kaba and slit set (female)
Guinea - Boubou (male), Kaftan (female)
Liberia - Dashiki suit and Kufi (male), Buba and skirt set (female)
Mali - Grand boubou and Kufi (male), Bògòlanfini-style Kaftan (female)
Niger - Babban riga (male), Buba and wrapper set (female)
Nigeria - Agbada and Aso Oke Hat (male), Buba and wrapper set (female)
Senegal - Senegalese kaftan and Kufi (male), Kaftan (female)
Algeria : Binouar (Sétif), Bikhmar (Ouargla), Blouza (Oran), Burnous (Algérie), Caftan (Algérie), Caftan El-Bey (Algérie), Chemsa (Jijel), Fergani[disambiguation needed] (Constantine), Gandoura (Algérie), Gandoura Annabiya (Annaba), Ghlila (Algiers), Haïek (Algérie), Jellaba (Algérie), Karakou (Algiers), Kachabia (Djelfa et Lagouat), Labsa Kbaylia (Kabylie), Labsa M'zabia (M'zab), Labsa Naïlia (Ouled Naïl), Labsa Touratia (Hoggar), Lefa we dlala (Annaba), Melhfa Chaouïa (Aures), Melhfa Sahraouia (Tindouf), Mlaya (Est algérien), Sarouel (Algérie), Sarouel Mdawer (Algiers)
Egypt - Galabeya
Libya - Jellabiya
Morocco - Djellaba, Fez hat and Balgha (male), Takchita (female)
Mauritania - Darra'a (male), Melhfa Sahraouia (female)
Sudan - Jalabiyyah, Taqiyyah, and Turban (male), Toob, a cotton women's dress (female)
Djibouti - Macawiis (male), Koofiyad (male), Dirac (female), Garbasaar (female)
Eritrea - Kidan Habesha (male), Zuria (female)
Ethiopia - Ethiopian suit (male), Habesha kemis (female)
Somalia - Macawiis (male), Koofiyad (male), Dirac (female), Guntiino (female), Garbasaar (female)
Cameroon - Pagne
Democratic Republic of the Congo - formerly Abacost; Pagne
Gabon - Pagne
Kenya - Dashiki or Kanzu, and Kofia (male), Kanga and Kitenge (female)
Rwanda - Kanzu (male), Mushanana (female)
Tanzania - Kanzu or Dashiki, and Kofia (male), Kanga and Gowni (female)
Uganda - Kanzu or Dashiki and Kofia (male), Gomesi (female)
South Africa - Afrikaners and British diaspora: slouch hat, khaki Bermuda shorts; Zulus, Xhosa, etc.: Madiba shirt, shweshwe clothing, Zulu crown (isicholo)
Mozambique - Capulana
Zimbabwe - Safari shirt (male), Buba and skirt set (female)


Capulana, the traditional clothes in Mozambique
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Kanzu or Dashiki, the traditional clothes in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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Kente cloth, the traditional clothes in Ghana
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Re: National pieces of clothing in African countries

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Post by sofiya » Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:11 am

Female attire sewn from African traditional kente cloth. The pattern is magnificent – so bright and cheerful.

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