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Jcolston89:
I have a few questions pertaining to cultural attire of the Igbo.

I'm not familiar with Igbo culture. I am African American from Mississippi. I took my DNA ancestry test with Ancestry.com and from a lot of research and emails and confirmation I found that on my father side I am Igbo, 3rd generation and I'm proud of it because now I know where my people are from. I would like to know what are casual clothes igbo men wear? I see a lot of head ware as well but I know some are for a certain status and wouldn't want to get something that isn't meant for me to wear, also how could I become more involved in my culture and would I be accepted even though i wasn't born in Nigeria?

Jcolston89:
I have a few questions pertaining to cultural attire of the Igbo.

I'm not familiar with Igbo culture. I am African American from Mississippi. I took my DNA ancestry test with Ancestry.com and from a lot of research and emails and confirmation I found that on my father side I am Igbo, 3rd generation and I'm proud of it because now I know where my people are from. I would like to know what are casual clothes igbo men wear? I see a lot of head ware as well but I know some are for a certain status and wouldn't want to get something that isn't meant for me to wear, also how could I become more involved in my culture and would I be accepted even though i wasn't born in Nigeria?

gustav25:
damn it ...can you guys just provide the man with the infos he needs without al this jagbajantis questions?

bigfrancis21:
3rd generation Igbo? Did your Igbo ancestor migrate to the US recently? Any idea?

Jcolston89:
thank you, I was told that the red cap was sacred. What's the meaning behind it?

gustav25:
in its original sense ,it is for a chief ,nze na ozo...but you are allowed to wear it as a clothing material

Probz:
Traditional men tie wrapper. We're into cross dressing in the east.

Jcolston89:

Probz:
That comment was obviously tongue-in-cheek.

Isiagu attire will do just fine. Follow nkaigbo and Igbo Amaka (The Igbo Monitor) on Instagram for inspiration. They'll show you how we dress on traditional occasions.