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__ Script __ In the past, the Ibo people wouldn’t wear many layers of clothing. Men decorated themselves for funerals and other events with charcoal, chalk and raffia skirts. Some specific clans would use permanent adornments called scarification marks that they make by cutting themselves (mainly on their faces). They wore special treads on their ankles like shoes and they carried goatskin bags and animal skins to sit on. For special occasions, women would decorate their bodies with chalk, powder, and dye, and they would braid their hair and shave patterns in their heads. Some titled women cut their stomachs to show their elevated status. Children wore little to no clothing.

This changed after colonization.

Currently, most of the Ibo choose to wear clothing that has been influenced by western cultures, especially in urban areas. For special occasions and in more rural areas, traditional dress is used. Most of the Ibo men have decided to dress in a more western style that includes shirts and hats.


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