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National dress of Nigeria. Colorful clothing of Nigerian tribes - Nationalclothing.org Nigerian Tribes, Single Piece Dress, Nigerian Culture, Nigerian Outfits, Design Moda, Nigerian Styles, National Dress, African People, African Textiles

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a not very large, though rather populous country of West Africa. About 150 million of people live in Nigeria. So, the clothing traditions of its population are various. Some of the traditional dresses in Nigeria root back to ancients tribes who lived here centuries ago, others were formed by the influence of British, Portuguese and French colonizers (19-20th centuries). Today many people in Nigeria use modern clothes, western style of attire. But still…

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High ranking ladies wearing locally woven cloths that include indigo dyed cotton and white bast fibre, Somorika, Nigeria, circa 1970. Note: Since I first put this photo online a few years ago it has been widely re-used to illustrate Igbo women and the Aba riots. However they are not Igbo, the dress style is different and there is no connection whatsoever... Womens Protest, Vladimir Lenin, Women Marriage, Traditional Attires, African Textiles, History Class, Woman Weaving, Traditional Attire, African History

High ranking ladies wearing locally woven cloths that include indigo dyed cotton and white bast fibre, Somorika, Nigeria, circa 1970. Note: Since I first put this photo online a few years ago it has been widely re-used to illustrate Igbo women and the Aba riots. However they are not Igbo, the dress style is different and there is no connection whatsoever...

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