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  2. Isidwaba - Wikipedia

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    A woman is considered figuratively naked, unless she wears her isidwaba. [2] As a result, the women have no choice but to wear their skirts that are also described as 'ancestral blankets' that enfold and protect the wearer. If the women refrain from wearing the skirts it is believed that they will incur illness or, worse, death.

  3. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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    Sotho woman wearing a brown shweshwe dress. Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.

  4. Prairie dress - Wikipedia

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    A prairie dress or prairie skirt is a modest American style of skirt, an article of women's and girls' clothing. Prairie dresses may be straight to slightly flared to very full, and may have one or more flounces (deep ruffles ) or tiers; prairie dresses may be worn over a ruffled eyelet or lace -trimmed petticoat . [ 1 ]

  5. Miniskirt - Wikipedia

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    The urban woman earning her own living and independence was seen as a threat to masculine authority, particularly if she wore clothing seen as un-African. [151] Short skirts were seen as indicating that their wearer was a prostitute, and by conflation, a witch who drained male-dominated society of its vitality and energy. [151]

  6. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The other groups of people in South Africa are the Sotho-Tswana peoples (Tswana, Pedi, and Sotho), while the group of people in the north-eastern areas of present-day South Africa are Venda, Lemba, and Tsonga. [5] All of these groups of people, share the common home of South Africa, have for themselves distinctive languages and culture.

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