The Traditional and Everyday Clothing of a Zimbabwean
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In Zimbabwe, traditional clothing isn't actually worn all that often. Save for national holidays such as Independence day and Heroes' Day, they tend to wear western-style clothing, from t-shirts to jeans to jackets, etc. That doesn't mean they don't have a traditional dress, of course.
In Zimbabwe, traditional dress is often very colorful and vibrant. The traditional dress for men is made up of breast plates made from animal skin called iporiyana. They also wear head bands, ankles bands, and a Karos around their shoulders.
Women's traditional clothing includes, unsurprisingly, dresses and headdresses, decorated with beads and large ornaments, such as the idzilla, which are copper or brass rings. Married women wear the colorful Nguba over their shoulders and plenty of thick beaded hoops comprised of twisted grass called Isogolwani.
An interesting fact about the Zimbabwean tradition is that different tribes would wear different animal skins in order to represent their respective tribe.
In Zimbabwe, traditional dress is often very colorful and vibrant. The traditional dress for men is made up of breast plates made from animal skin called iporiyana. They also wear head bands, ankles bands, and a Karos around their shoulders.
Women's traditional clothing includes, unsurprisingly, dresses and headdresses, decorated with beads and large ornaments, such as the idzilla, which are copper or brass rings. Married women wear the colorful Nguba over their shoulders and plenty of thick beaded hoops comprised of twisted grass called Isogolwani.
An interesting fact about the Zimbabwean tradition is that different tribes would wear different animal skins in order to represent their respective tribe.