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Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by tishbite42: 5:18pm On Sep 11, 2023
AfonjaScud:
Same way they christened your forefathers as NYANMINRIN.
But we ain't answer that
grin grin
YellowBar Yaribanza slaves
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by tishbite42: 5:19pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Even the idea of adding feathers to caps was from the British

They just copied and pasted
Go and read Things Fall Apart, dingbat
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BeninRefugees: 5:21pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Why do igbos where winter cap as traditional cap? That’s the question
Why are Yorubas loosing sleep over Igbos that don't give a flying fvck about Thier nairaland shameless dances grin should be the question

Ever heard the phrase

"Culture is Fluid" before? Illitrate!

You can as well tell us they thought us how to wear cap or they designed the pattern too


Why aren't you Yorubas still dressing with the old fabrics your ancestors were wearing then?

Why aren't you still tearing your faces grin grin


Hypocritical Madman cheesy
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BeninRefugees: 5:21pm On Sep 11, 2023
tishbite42:
But we ain't answer that
grin grin
YellowBar Yaribanza slaves
https://www.nairaland.com/7746625/hausa-bakwai-hausa-banza-ancient


Seee the thread oyinbo historian exposed them as Hausa osus! cheesy grin
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by tishbite42: 5:26pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Every human were once naked, even the whites were once naked

But civilization came very late to the igbos. The Yorubas have long evolved centuries before the igbos came out of bush

When Yorubas were building empires, when oyo empire was thriving, the igbos were still inside bush.

Even Ajayi crowther discovered Onistha and described them as uncivilized
Ajayi Crowther... the Anglican Tinubu grin grin grin
He's confused as fhuck
Igbos are known for acephalous democracy
Igbos built the Aro Confederacy
Which of your rulers are as popular as Jaja of Opobo
None!
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BrodaBenad: 5:27pm On Sep 11, 2023
Igbos have been into fabrics too long ago

Western pigs keep getting Thier lies bursted every seconds

Lie lie tribe!

Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Omoawoke2(op): 5:31pm On Sep 11, 2023
BrodaBenad:
Igbos have been into fabrics too long ago

Western pigs keep getting Thier lies bursted every seconds

Lie lie tribe!
Okay good, but why do igbos wear winter cap as a symbol of their identity

The red cap is obviously a winter cap
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Omoawoke2(op): 5:32pm On Sep 11, 2023
BeninRefugees:
https://www.nairaland.com/7746625/hausa-bakwai-hausa-banza-ancient


Seee the thread oyinbo historian exposed them as Hausa osus! cheesy grin

Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Fejoku: 5:34pm On Sep 11, 2023
When you understand that the average Yoruba man is filled with hate for Ndigbo, you will start to see the reasons behind their constant attacks on us through any means possible. Our progress scares them and puts them in a state of frenzy. What we have to do is to counter them every time they come up with their attacks and after that launch our own attacks on them.
I'm presently cooking a lot of topics which I'll use to launch attacks on them.
They called for it and they will surely get it.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Omoawoke2(op): 5:37pm On Sep 11, 2023
Fejoku:
When you understand that the average Yoruba man is filled with hate for Ndigbo, you will start to see the reasons behind their constant attacks on us through any means possible. Our progress scares them and puts them in a state of frenzy. What we have to do is to counter them every time they come up with their attacks and after that launch our own attacks on them.
I'm presently cooking a lot of topics which I'll use to launch attacks on them.
They called for it and they will surely get it.
Mention one progress that you have ?

You are all in Yoruba land aren’t you?
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Zxcvbnmghtr: 5:38pm On Sep 11, 2023
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.
grin
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by 007kjb: 5:38pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Tell your Igbo chiefs to stop disgracing blacks. Wearing a winter cap as a symbol of identity is degrading
Tell your yoruba tribe to stop disgracing themselves crying that IGBOS wanna take there land ewu
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by 007kjb: 5:41pm On Sep 11, 2023
That CAP IS CALLED OKPU NWA-AGORO AND IT HAS BEEN WITH THE IGBOS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME

FOCUS ON YOUR YORUBA TRIBE
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Fejoku: 5:41pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Mention one progress that you have ?

You are all in Yoruba land aren’t you?
Your last sentence and question shows me how unexposed you are. Won't waste my time on you.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by SUPERPACK: 5:45pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
That cap is not indigenous to Africa but worn during winter.

Head warmer/winter cap
Can you please show us a white man wearing the Igbo cap design before 1960 please.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Omoawoke2(op): 5:50pm On Sep 11, 2023
007kjb:
That CAP IS CALLED OKPU NWA-AGORO AND IT HAS BEEN WITH THE IGBOS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME

FOCUS ON YOUR YORUBA TRIBE
Why lying. So Santa Claus copied the cap from igbos

Show us an old picture before colonization of igbos wearing this cap

Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by ezechi242: 5:55pm On Sep 11, 2023
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.
even the most respected yoruba king .....the oba of ibadan, abi na wetin be he name sef ....he has told you fake muslim yorubas that can never be an imam that the igbos were here before you fulani ass lickers began existing.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Raf4: 6:01pm On Sep 11, 2023
007kjb:
That CAP IS CALLED OKPU NWA-AGORO AND IT HAS BEEN WITH THE IGBOS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME

FOCUS ON YOUR YORUBA TRIBE
As of 1930, nobody had ever seen this cap anywhere in igboland
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Zxcvbnmghtr: 6:05pm On Sep 11, 2023
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
It is very obvious that it is borrowed from the white men and now used as proudly a cultural identity because fact showed that they were using palm leaves to cover their na'kedness before the coming of the British. They were not civilized enough to have invented a traditional weaving machine like the one Yorubas have even since before the coming of the British, you know, the Aso oke.

Hence, just to broaden your perspective. grin
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BrodaBenad: 6:05pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Every human were once naked, even the whites were once naked

But civilization came very late to the igbos. The Yorubas have long evolved centuries before the igbos came out of bush

When Yorubas were building empires, when oyo empire was thriving, the igbos were still inside bush.

Even Ajayi crowther discovered Onistha and described them as uncivilized
Ajayi crowther discovered Onitsha grin

Where Una lie never reach bikonu grin grin cheesy cheesy lmao 😂

So every people have to have a kingdom before they're considered civilised?

Clown 🤡

Civilisation is majorly based on

1. Advanced agriculture ability for a people to cultivate stuff . Igbos are known farmers infact when whites came they were coming to collect agricultural products from Igbos along the coast line


2. Complex social organisation - Igbos were people who hate being ruled by one person we had a more decentralised government
Made up of
1. Ọha (the people)
Na
ii. Eze ( priests) fun fact the eze means priest in Igbo not king!

iii. Ndị Ichie na ndị ọzo ( council of elders)

Iv. Ndị Nne ( elderly moms)

V. Ndị isi ntorobịa ( the youth council)(male)

Vi . Ndi isi agbọghọ ( the youth council)(female)

All these groups must agree before any law is passed
It's more complex than this .I'm just trying to keep it simple

3. Technology and innovation: Igbos wonderful craftsmen that mastered the art of both mining and making metal works

Bronze - which is made of copper and tin majorly

How the heck did my ancestors even have the technology to mine copper and tin grin? 🤔 Wonderful artisans! wink
They even masterd the art of using wax casting (a very sophisticated method) that time to make Igbo-ukwu bronze arts grin
They built nsude pyramids in udi Enugu! Wow! cheesy
They made Thier clothes from looms and raffias to make Akwete wink

4.Culture and religion : Igbos have a wonderful culture from Thier wonderful wedding rites to igba mgba to our yam festival and many other cultures and traditions
Igbos are very religious we believe in chi which is everyone's guardian angel that helps us we believed in one almighty God who oversees other small chis Chukwu okike abiama

Fun fact: Igbos were literally the only ones na
ibi-ùgwù (circumcising) in west Africa as far as time can tell grin and we bi ugwu ( circumcise) on izu abụọ ( two igbo weeks) that's exactly 8 days like the bible said! Coincidence? shocked


5. Trade and economy: Igbos are known traders! It's something that's deeply rooted in our culture
. Igbos have 4 weekdays EKE ORIE AFỌ ǸKWỌ they're all literally market days in ìgbo land if 4 communities live side by side they share the market days amongst themselves one will take ORIE the other ǸKWỌ and so forth cheesy

Igbos have proverbs that says " ụwa bu ahịa onye zuru nke ya o ka" that is " life is a market , whatever you buy you take it to your grave"
That show how trade is deeply rooted in us

6. Record keeping and writing: it's no news Igbos read and write in nsibidi and Akagu writings before whites came it's no news. Tho it's almost a lost style of writing I'm glad some organisations are working with SE governors to reintroduce it to our kgs and primary schools



So my friend you need more education

You're obviously too filled with hate








When Igbos were building pyramids


Making bronze arts
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BrodaBenad: 6:07pm On Sep 11, 2023
Zxcvbnmghtr:
It is very obvious that it is borrowed from the white men and now used as proudly a cultural identity because fact showed that they were using palm leaves to cover their na'kedness before the coming of the British. They were not civilized enough to have invented a traditional weaving machine like the one Yorubas have even since before the coming of the British, you know, the Aso oke.

Hence, just to broaden your perspective. grin
Igbos weaved!

What's wrong with you uncircumcised 🐖🐷?


You lie even presented with facts!


Tufiakwa! Tribe of liars!

Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BrodaBenad: 6:13pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Mention one progress that you have ?

You are all in Yoruba land aren’t you?
Tell your ancestors to mine and refine copper and tin and convert them to bronze like some people did in Igbo-ukwu I'll take you seriously


Or perhaps tell them to use the razor they use in scattering Thier faces to circumcise themselves cheesy


Fake Hausa banza! people grin

https://www.nairaland.com/7746625/hausa-bakwai-hausa-banza-ancient

Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by BrodaBenad: 6:15pm On Sep 11, 2023
Omoawoke2:
Okay good, but why do igbos wear winter cap as a symbol of their identity

The red cap is obviously a winter cap
Why aren't your ancestors circumcising grin

Why are you circumcising now ? 🐖🐷

Is circumcising your culture? grin
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by YourMrBoo: 6:52pm On Sep 11, 2023
Couldntfigurean:
the second name for you yoruba people should be propaganda
I won’t be suprised if y’all claim you wore balenciaga before the British arrived

Below are ijebu women from modern days lagos,with flat breast handing like Nepa wire
😬😬😬😁
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Couldntfigurean:
Omoawoke2:
Every human were once naked, even the whites were once naked

But civilization came very late to the igbos. The Yorubas have long evolved centuries before the igbos came out of bush

When Yorubas were building empires, when oyo empire was thriving, the igbos were still inside bush.

Even Ajayi crowther discovered Onistha and described them as uncivilized
Now shifting goals posts as usual,So all tribes were naked at one point,I thought it was only ibo according to you and your ilks

Even the zulus were scantily dressed and they still do today,their women go topless to celebrate their culture today,can you compare yorubaland and zulaland today ?
Even your most celebrated clothing that you claim as yours is from the babariga of the Hausa and the Senegals,wonder where your thieves of ancestors stole aso oke and buba

You loud mouthed demons are empty
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by YourMrBoo: 7:02pm On Sep 11, 2023
SUPERPACK:
Can you please show us a white man wearing the Igbo cap design before 1960 please.
He can't 😀

Am enjoying his foolery...
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Benekkk: 8:02pm On Sep 11, 2023
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
Thanks for the enlightenment. The O.P. asked a valid question.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Af0nja: 8:47pm On Sep 11, 2023
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
The cap Igbos wear is different from winter cap. The cap isn't work by Igbos alone but by some Ibibio, Anang and neighboring groups.

Before white people came, the cap was red without the white stripe. It was worn by elders way before whites came. Even some missionaries wrote about the red capped Igbos.

This is like saying people never had clothes because today we wear materials that's not made from animal skins
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by 007kjb: 9:38pm On Sep 11, 2023
YourMrBoo:
He can't 😀

Am enjoying his foolery...
What is more foolery than your soul being Disturbed by the signature cap of the IGBOS

We don't care about you people GO AND ROOST, make una no de MUMU una selves... imagine discussing about IGBO cap.NAWAO
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by ImperialYoruba: 9:45pm On Sep 11, 2023
The multicolored clown hat is indigeneous ibo.

The red eze hat is indigeneous to Igalla. Igalla wear it high but Ibo borrowed it and wear it short.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by 2mch(m): 9:49pm On Sep 11, 2023
A lot of emotional damage going on here. OP opened a bomb thread to look for big trouble today. They obviously adopted Oyinbo sleeping cap or sleep wear as traditional head gear. Same as south southerners adopted Oyinbo priest wear as traditional clothes for men and ball gown for women with the hair ornaments in Calabar or Ibibio culture. It is obvious that these groups must have been naked or almost naked.

Our climate though does not require too many clothes. Except the cooler areas of the SW which is surrounded by rivers, oceans, lakes, mountains and cool savannah. So Ole try mosquito and cold must have driven the innovation to wear clothes.

Imagine not having clothes and living in somewhere like Lekki in prehistoric times. You will not last 5yrs before mosquito kill you with all the lagoon or swamp water.
Re: Is This Red Cap Indigenous To Igbo Tradition? by Appletek: 10:00pm On Sep 11, 2023
BrodaBenad:
Ajayi crowther discovered Onitsha grin

Where Una lie never reach bikonu grin grin cheesy cheesy lmao 😂

So every people have to have a kingdom before they're considered civilised?

Clown 🤡

Civilisation is majorly based on

1. Advanced agriculture ability for a people to cultivate stuff . Igbos are known farmers infact when whites came they were coming to collect agricultural products from Igbos along the coast line.
Known farmers but small riot broke out, you fools couldn't feed yourselves. You were wiped out by kwashiorkor and hunger.
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