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Gele (head tie)

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Gele includes many designs, some long, flared out, some layered, some fanned out, some wrapped up and bunched. Gele is tied in many clothing materials including
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ethnicities through popular culture. Gele may also nowadays be designed in ready to wear styles called "Auto-Gele" invented by
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native to Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo . The gele comes in specific shapes and designs. Gele is worn with other
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women's head, used for fashion and occasions. It has also been acculturated by some other
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Akinde, Toyin; Tijani, Aminat O.; Akintonde, Moses A.; Eyinade, Adedapo S. (2022-12-21).
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International Journal of Humanities, Management and Social Science (IJ-HuMaSS)
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which are purchased to avoid the need to tie the Gele everytime it is worn.
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It is a tied or wrapped around and styled piece of clothing around
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head tie
Yoruba women's outfits
Asoebi




Yoruba
Nigerian
African
Funmi Olurinola
Aso
oke
Adire
"The significance of a gele in traditional attires"
"Yoruba Contemporary Gele: A Stylistic Appraisal"
doi
10.36079/lamintang.ij-humass-0502.430
ISSN
2685-2322
"Yoruba Head Wrap (Gele)"
Categories
Yoruba culture
Headgear
African clothing

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