tishbite42:
Lol
Dey mumu yourself
Culture is dynamic
How about the bowler hats worn by the Ijaws and Itsekiri?!

Omoawoke2:


That’s true, but is it that Igbos did not have any identity before British.

Why would a winter cap be your identity?

There’s no winter in west Africa

Omoawoke2:
Just need to know

This is simply a winter cap.
How come the igbos adopted a winter cap from the British as traditional caps.

tishbite42:

Temperature or weather has nothing to do with caps
You should be more worried that Hausas named you Yaribanzas and you ran with that name

DatNiggaDaz:
Lots of agberos on Nairaland are not only psychological sick but miserably deptessed

Omoawoke2:


This thread is seeking clarification on the origin of igbos wearing winter cap as traditional caps. And I am hearing of yaribanza for the first time here on nairaland. But this cap is an identity to the igbos, once you see that red cap, you know it’s igbos.

Even the clothing material is not indigenous to West Africa. So what was the original dressing culture of the igbos before colonization?

Omoawoke2:


I am curious how igbos dress before colonization. Please assist with any information you have

Because this below is not an indigenous African dressing. The Akposi is a furniture material and the cap is a winter cap

tishbite42:

Wool is not indigenous to West Africa?!
Abeg, go and sleep

Sergio101:
This cap is being worn to human-decoy (dressing that looks like human) in the farm to chase squirrel by the British.


How the hell is it a cultural attire to the Yorubas?

Sergio101:
This cap is being worn to human-decoy (dressing that looks like human) in the farm to chase squirrel by the British.


How the hell is it a cultural attire to the Yorubas?

Omoawoke2:


I am curious how igbos dress before colonization. Please assist with any information you have

Because this below is not an indigenous African dressing. The Akposi is a furniture material and the cap is a winter cap

raskymonojendor:

That cap has been worn for centuries by the Yorubas prior to the British arriving West Africa.

Omoawoke2:


As for Yorubas, they have varieties upon varieties of dressing and some were borrowed and modified from west African brothers.

Yorubas made their own fabrics themselves as far back as 10000Bc

We have different clothing materials like aso oke, Adire and these are Yoruba names not borrowed names.

We also have different cap designs

Sergio101:


You go explain tire.

The evidence is that it's a human-decoy cap by British farmers

Sergio101:


At bolded

I thought I'm even talking with enlightened person.


Sorry......you ain't the worth (won't reply you again)

Enjoy your day!!

Omoawoke2:


I am curious how igbos dress before colonization. Please assist with any information you have

Because this below is not an indigenous African dressing. The Akposi is a furniture material and the cap is a winter cap

Omoawoke2:


This thread is seeking clarification on the origin of igbos wearing winter cap as traditional caps. And I am hearing of yaribanza for the first time here on nairaland. But this cap is an identity to the igbos, once you see that red cap, you know it’s igbos.

Even the clothing material is not indigenous to West Africa. So what was the original dressing culture of the igbos before colonization?

Sergio101:


You go explain tire.

The evidence is that it's a human-decoy cap by British farmers

Omoawoke2:


I am curious how igbos dress before colonization. Please assist with any information you have

Because this below is not an indigenous African dressing. The Akposi is a furniture material and the cap is a winter cap

raskymonojendor:

1921. This is after colonization. I will look for more pictures. They were interior people contact with them did not happen until later.

ChiefJusticeFuc:


You are right.

The red fez cap that Ibo chiefs wear were originally introduced into Ibo traditional attire by WW1 veterans.

The red fez cap was a standard head gear for the British African Expedition force - an auxillary unit of the allied forces that were deployed not only in WW1 but later in the jungle fronts in Burma in WW2.

Ibo contemporary cultural wear is very recent and dates back to the 1920s to after WW2.

The osigo print was appropriated as cultural wear sometime in the 70s in Ibo meetings outside Ibo land as a cultural uniform of distinction.

Ibo are playing serious catch-up as they had barely any culture prior to British colonial rule

JOemmy:



Kid go and do ur research about igbos properly before coming to nairaland to post rubbish apart from the so called winter cap igbos also have so many indigenous clothes and dressing parterns that was developed by them why are you not also questioning the cow boy hat that is worn by the people of the niger delta?

raskymonojendor:

1921. This is after colonization. I will look for more pictures. They were interior people contact with them did not happen until later.

JOemmy:



Kid go and do ur research about igbos properly before coming to nairaland to post rubbish apart from the so called winter cap igbos also have so many indigenous clothes and dressing parterns that was developed by them why are you not also questioning the cow boy hat that is worn by the people of the niger delta?

ChiefJusticeFuc:


You are right.

The red fez cap that Ibo chiefs wear were originally introduced into Ibo traditional attire by WW1 veterans.

The red fez cap was a standard head gear for the British African Expedition force - an auxillary unit of the allied forces that were deployed not only in WW1 but later in the jungle fronts in Burma in WW2.

Ibo contemporary cultural wear is very recent and dates back to the 1920s to after WW2.

The osigo print was appropriated as cultural wear sometime in the 70s in Ibo meetings outside Ibo land as a cultural uniform of distinction.

Ibo are playing serious catch-up as they had barely any culture prior to British colonial rule

JOemmy:

You must be a clown igbo civilization dates back to over 3000yrs ago go to places like igboukwu in anambra and see some igbo artifacts that are thausands of years old. Haven't you even heard of igbo traditional material called akwaete that is still made in igboland till today that's the only material gov.soludo have chosen to be wearing to advertise it to the world?

JOemmy:



You must be a clown igbo civilization dates back to over 3000yrs ago go to places like igboukwu in anambra and see some igbo artifacts that are thausands of years old. Haven't you even heard of igbo traditional material called akwaete that is still made in igboland till today that's the only material gov.soludo have chosen to be wearing to advertise it to the world?