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2. Akan art - Wikipedia

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   The Akan people create neck-wear, wrist bands, elbow-wear, knee-wear, and ankle-wear. Gender-specific jewelry includes hat pins and headbands for men and earrings and hairpins for the women. Historically, wearing gold was an honor reserved for the rulers and social elite, but nowadays anyone with the means to acquire them may wear gold ...

3. Earring - Wikipedia

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   Statement earrings can be defined as "earrings which invite attention from others by demonstrating bold, original, and unique designs with innovative construction and material combinations". They include one or more of the following design features: [19] Pair of starter stud earrings. Dangles; Tassels; Sparkles; Bold or striking colours; Hoops

4. Waist beads - Wikipedia

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   Waist beads actually originated in ancient Egypt, where they were known as girdles.Egyptians wore them around their waist or lower abdomen. [2] [3] Girdles were symbols of status and were made of chains, wire, thread, and shells, and often featured multiple colors [4] Modern-day people from many African cultures wear waist beads, including Ghanaians, Senegalese, Igbos, Yorubas, Ewes, Ashantis ...

5. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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   African formal clothing has normalized western clothing conventions and styles. European influence is commonly found in African fashion as well. For example, Ugandan men have started to wear "full length trousers and long-sleeved shirts". On the other hand, women have started to adapt influences from "19th-century Victorian dress". These styles ...

6. List of hat styles - Wikipedia

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   A woman's hat resembling an upturned fruit basket. Usually lavishly trimmed, it achieved notoriety in the early 1900s. Peaked cap: A military style cap with a flat sloping crown, band and peak (also called a visor). It is used by many militaries of the world as well as law enforcement, as well as some people in service professions who wear ...

7. Necklace - Wikipedia

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   Evidence of early Upper Paleolithic necklace making in southern Africa and east Africa dates back to 50,000 BP. [2] By the Bronze Age metallic jewellery had replaced pre-metallic adornments. [ 3 ] Necklaces were first depicted in statuary and art of the Ancient Near East , and early necklaces made of precious metals with inset stones were ...