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A man wearing a light smock. A sleeveless smock in display. The Ghanaian Smock or Tani is a fabric worn by both women and men in Ghana. [1] It is the most popular traditional attire in the country. The fabric is called Tani in Dagbani, while the male and female wear are respectively called Bin'gmaa and Bin'mangli.
Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [ 1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga -like fashion by royalty among the Ashanti and Akan. According to Ashanti oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become ...
Boubou (clothing) The boubou or grand boubou is a flowing wide-sleeved robe worn across West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa, related to the dashiki suit. [ 1] The garments and its variations are known by various names in different ethnic groups and languages. It is called Kulwu in Kanuri, agbádá in Yoruba, babban riga in Hausa ...
A musician in Ghana, dressed in a dashiki. The dashiki is a colorful garment that covers the top half of the body, worn mostly in West Africa. [ 1] It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored suits. A common form is a loose-fitting pullover garment, with an ornate V-shaped collar, and tailored ...
Akan ( Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Bono, Coromantee, Fante, Kwahu, Wassa, Sefwi) The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English ( / əˈʃɑːntiː / ⓘ ), are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations.
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 ...
Wrapper (clothing) A group of Nigerian women wearing a blouse and wrapper sets with Gele . The wrapper, lappa, or pagne is a colorful garment widely worn in West Africa by both men and women. It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored ensembles.
The modern Mfantsefo or Fante ("Fanti" is an older spelling) confederacy is a combination of Akan people and aboriginal Guan people. The Fante people are mainly located in the Central [ 1] and Western regions [ 2] of Ghana, occupying the forest and coastal areas. Their land stretches from the eastern part of western region in the west to Gomoa ...