₦airaland Forum

Ibadanfarmroad:
Lol.
Yoruba have nothing to do with British caps.
Because the igbos wear British head warmer you just want to stylishly add other people to your misery.

Misery loves company truly.

2mch:
You just struggle to find any cap. Fila, is not British influenced and the direction it is worn, connotes status in the society. Yoruba don’t wear meaningless things like winter caps made of wool and call it traditional attire. The second one is Abeti Aja. Meaning like dog ears, can be worn down to protect the ears from the sun and raised up if not necessary. It has a functional use. Like gele is organically Yoruba, so is the fila. They are head coverings worn by adults in everyday life and shows status or age of maturity. It’s not for special functions only, but an integral part of our dressing.

flokii:
Soon they'll claim Hausas wear British hand-woven caps, something we all know isn't true.

Any cap style you see British wearing, they picked from Africa, especially Nigeria (infact Yorubaland to narrow it down). I don't know how Igbos managed to pick British head-warmer as their own native cap.

AndroBlaze:
It is clear that the OPs write up is sound. Its simply logical, it makes no sense that in humid temperate environments our ancestors would have been busy bothering themselves wearing caps, especially with the texture of our hair. I mean it's a maybe for royalty, but for the vast majority of people, its a logical no.

Also if you look at the historical pictures of the Binis, who resisted European influence more than any other tribe in the South, they hardly wore caps...even the Oba.

2mch:
Ok. Explain gele which Yoruba women wear. You can’t compare one tribe to the other. Head covering is worn also as sun protection. Ability to afford and be able to sew or weave cloth which the Yoruba were famous for, is a sign of wealth. Don’t compare bini to Yoruba. We have been trading for centuries and the beads or iron work we traded have been found in other continents.

AndroBlaze:
Why should I explain something that is obviously recent?? If you can provide a picture of Yoruba woman in pre European times wearing gele (with the material currently used) then I will start explaining.

Somethings are so obvious I wonder why we'd want to argue about them. Or in any of our carvings did did you see women wearing gele??

2mch:
Yoruba terracotta head with a cap before British dreamed of coming to Nigeria.

Female Yoruba Head with a head tie. 12-14th century

AndroBlaze:
Why should I explain something that is obviously recent?? If you can provide a picture of Yoruba woman in pre European times wearing gele (with the material currently used) then I will start explaining.

Somethings are so obvious I wonder why we'd want to argue about them. Or in any of our carvings did did you see women wearing gele??

2mch:
Ancient Yoruba wood carving of Calvary, showing warriors wearing the fila with long tail.

OGEDENGBE dressed with his ancient Yoruba soldiers which shows different versions of the fila. They were fighting in 1877.

Because we find ourselves in the same country now does not mean you class Yoruba as a primitive tribe that Oyinbo had to teach to dress. Rather Oyinbo took our fashion and modified it. We have been clothed befor Oyinbo came to our shores. When next you want to make up stories, restrict it to your tribe.

ariesbull:
these people would want to argue and argue and argue and then argue

Sometimes ...you ignore them ..they can shift goal post

We are talking about caps now he moved to Gele

ariesbull:
who told you these are ancient yoruba carvings..is there any carbon dating to prove this

2mch:
Why don’t you go and carbon date it. At least those pictures you can see the different caps can’t you? Thank God for that. Your lies have been squashed.