Do Nigerians wear Kaba?

seen · 12-08-2006, 07:28 AM

I am just curious, do Nigerians wear Kaba. I don't know if Kaba is its generic name or Ghanaian name but clothing like the ones below. I ask, b/c I hardly see young Nigerian women wearing this or their parents (they usually wear lace with the jele thing). However, I always assumed it was a West African thing.

Ghanaian Kaba:

Motunrayo · 12-08-2006, 07:38 AM

these r nyce & yes they do wear kaba's!

Nimotalai · 12-08-2006, 08:12 AM

Lovely. YOu can check the fashion forum for more posts on Ankara fabrics.

sapphire · 12-08-2006, 08:12 AM

kaba = ankara right?

sapphire · 12-08-2006, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimotalai

Lovely. YOu can check the fashion forum for more posts on Ankara fabrics.

u know i made that high-waist skirt with some left over ankara i have

Nimotalai · 12-08-2006, 08:33 AM

You did?????!!!!! that's Fantastic. Post pikshos pwease!!!!!

seen · 12-08-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sapphire

kaba = ankara right?

I thought Kaba was more style, while ankara was the material used. Kaba, I understood to be a fitted top and bottom ( both separate pieces) following the patterns above. It can be in Kente, Ankara or whatever material. I am a bit confused- is Ankara a material or style in Nigeria?

Efizzybaby · 12-08-2006, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seen

I am just curious, do Nigerians wear Kaba. I don't know if Kaba is its generic name or Ghanaian name but clothing like the ones below. I ask, b/c I hardly see young Nigerian women wearing this or their parents (they usually wear lace with the jele thing). However, I always assumed it was a West African thing.

Ghanaian Kaba:

Kaba is yoruba word...for ankara..

seen · 12-08-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by efizzybaby

Kaba is yoruba word...for ankara..

Interesting- you learn new things each day!!! I guess that is where the confusion comes from- a word used to describe certian material, used in Ghana to describe a certain dress style (because of the predominance of that material used in making it).

I love these Nigerian styles:

seen · 12-08-2006, 07:54 PM

More Ankara (the national dress of Ghana

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**tomapep** · 12-08-2006, 09:05 PM

When I went home in April, in Lagos at least, a lot of young girls were wearing "up and down" sewn out of Ankara (Wodin, they call it in Togo & C d'I)

sapphire · 12-08-2006, 09:19 PM

i thought kente was ghana's national wear?

Misty · 12-08-2006, 10:33 PM

AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL!

seen · 12-09-2006, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sapphire

i thought kente was ghana's national wear?

The Kente is the national cloth, and the Kaba is the national attire (what we wear to social gatherings). I am thinking maybe the Kaba means something else but is spelled the same way as the Yoruba word for ankara b/c in Ghana it referrs to a specific type of dress/style. You can have Kente Kaba or Ankara Kaba (

This is how the national attire is usually worn:

seen · 12-09-2006, 12:03 AM

More Kente:

Kofi Annan's wife wearing the Kaba-lol

The King and Queen of Ashanti Land

12-08-2006, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-08-2006, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
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