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2. Alasho - Wikipedia

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   Alasho is an indigenous Hausa long turban, worn across the head and neck. It is near identical in length, colour and dimensions to that of the Tuareg tagelmust, [1] but is wrapped differently to the Tuareg method, leaving the sides of the head and some of the lower neck free. A similar style turban is worn by Songhai men, known as 'fatalaa' in ...

3. Turban - Wikipedia

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   Hausa; Հայերեն ... A turban (from Persian دوربند‌, durband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many ...

4. Hausa people - Wikipedia

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   The traditional dress of the Hausa consists of loose flowing gowns and trousers. The gowns have wide openings on both sides for ventilation. The trousers are loose at the top and center, but rather tight around the legs. Leather sandals and turbans are also typical.

5. Litham - Wikipedia

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   The tagelmust (also known as cheich, cheche and litham) is an indigo-dyed cotton litham, with the appearance of both a veil and a turban. The cloth may exceed 10 metres (33 ft) in length. It is mostly worn by Tuareg Berber men, the Hausa of the far northern Sahel region and the Songhai. In recent times, other colors have come into use, with the ...

6. Tuareg people - Wikipedia

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   Hausa; Հայերեն ... a combined turban and veil, often indigo-blue colored. The men's facial covering originates from the belief that such action wards off evil ...

7. Boubou (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The use of the boubou/babban-riga/Kulwu as clothing became widespread among West African Muslims with the migration of Kanuri, Hausa,Fulani and Dyula long-distance traders and Kanuri Islamic preachers in and around Muslim regions of West Africa in the 1400s and even more rapidly in less Islamized areas after the Fulani Jihads of the 19th ...

8. Hausa animism - Wikipedia

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   Hausa animism, Maguzanci or Bori is a ... and his first act was to turban Sulemanu as the Ultimate Chief of the Spirits. Some say he serves Sulemanu and is a close ...

9. Durbar festival - Wikipedia

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   Durbar is a paramount part of Hausa cultural rites, tradition and history and the Hausa are renowned in history as ancient horsemen and warriors of the Sahara and the Sahel. Durbar is performed in several northern cities of Nigeria, which include the original ancient Hausa Emirates are such as Kano , Katsina , Lafia , Gombe , Akko Emirate ...