Browsing: Traditional Dress

Tuareg clothing reflects the demands of life across the Sahara while also expressing identity and cultural belonging through distinctive robes, veils, colors and craftsmanship.

Zulu traditional dress combines clothing, beadwork, ornaments and ceremonial symbolism to express identity, community, heritage and important stages of life.

Maasai clothing is closely connected to identity and community life, with distinctive colors, fabrics, beadwork and ornaments communicating cultural belonging and social meaning.

African traditional clothing is more than decoration. Across the continent, fabrics, colors, patterns and accessories communicate identity, history, social status, spirituality and belonging.