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2. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   However, in some parts of Ghana and the United States, some women wear black-and-white prints, or black and red. The kaftan is the most popular attire for women of African descent throughout the African diaspora. African and African-American women wear a wide variety of dresses, and skirt sets made out of formal fabrics as formal wear. However ...

3. Capulana - Wikipedia

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   It is a length of material about 2 metres by 1 metre. It can either be used as a wrap-around skirt, dress or can become a baby carrier on the back. It is considered a complete piece of clothing. Capulanas have been in Mozambique since the establishment of the Arab/Indian trade routes.

4. Pangi (Maroon) - Wikipedia

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   Pangi is the name used by the Maroon people of Suriname for a type of cloth, and also for a wrap that may be made from this cloth. Pangi cloth is a cotton fabric with multi-colored vertical and horizontal stripes, similar to West African kente cloth. It may be used by women for a wrap or a sling to carry a baby, by men for a breech cloth or ...

5. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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   Iro: wrap skirt; Gele: head tie; Iborun or ipele: shawl or shoulder sash; However Yoruba women's garments is made typically from different Yoruba traditional fabrics, not just Aso oke, this includes Adire, Seghosen, and also different types of Lace and Ankara. Also Yoruba Women garments also includes Pakaja/Kaja and hairbeads.

6. Wrap (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Lady in a Fur Wrap. A woman wearing a wrap skirt. In the context of clothing, a wrap is "A loose garment or article of feminine dress used or designed to envelop or fold about the person; a shawl, scarf, or the like." [1] "a long piece of cloth worn around the shoulders for warmth or decoration, usually by women" [2]

7. Kanga (garment) - Wikipedia

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   The kanga (in some areas known as leso) is a colourful fabric similar to kitenge, but lighter, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region. It is a piece of printed cotton fabric , about 1.5 m by 1 m, often with a border along all four sides (called pindo in Swahili), and a central part ( mji ) which differs ...