Nigerian clothing is very unique and different from the
clothing we see in America. Similar to American clothing, there are different
types of clothing for men and women. Nigerian clothing makes us stand out and reflect well on the culture.
For men, the clothing includes buba, fila, sokoto, abeti-aja and agbada. In the
picture above, the man is wearing a fila on his head which is a traditional
cap. Abeti-aja is also another type of cap that has longer sides. The man is
wearing a buba which is a loose shirt that goes down to half way of his thighs.It may not seem like the man is wearing pants, but he is in fact wearing
pants known as sokoto. Lastly the agbada, is a long festive piece of clothing
that is used on top of the pants and the shirt.On the women side, the clothing insist of buba, kaba, iro, gele and
iborun or ipele. In the picture, the women is wearing a gele which is headgear for the women that is tied around their head. It it a rectangular piece of fabric that can be have different looks and styles.She is wearing an iro which is also a rectangular piece of fabric that is tied around the waist. She has on a buba which is a loose blouse that goes down to her waist and a kaba is a single piece dress.On the women's shoulder, she has a long scarf known as a iborun or a ipele that can be tied around the neck or put diagonally across the body. The women is holding a fan in her left hand which is called a
abebe. It is not apart of the clothing,but it is used to fan yourself when
someone is feeling hot. You may have
noticed that both men and women wear a buba. Men have their own buba and women
have their own buba ,but it is sewed differently.
