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African American Clothing

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

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  1. African American Clothing Jakobi Dorian

  2. It a head wrap. Gelee/geles

  3. 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

  4. Aso oke or some other uncut length of fabric that is wrapped and pleated around the body. Wrapper

  5. 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

  6. two styles of traditional women's dresses. Kanzu,gauni

  7. A Skirt. Skati

  8. traditional men's trousers. Sokoto

  9. a men's cap. Fila

  10. 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

  11. 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

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