HELP. heritage inquiry
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Might be wrong but I think its called Labada go https://www.somalispot.com/threads/vintage-somali-mens-clothing.12509/ My bad your asking about the wrapping. I know some people who still dress like this back home so I can ask around.
It's a style of dress that was the main tradition from Nubia down to Northern Kenya and from Xafuun to Bornu even in relatively recent times. 19th century Cadaans called it the "tobe" and found it to be the norm among "Aethiopid" peoples of Sudan, the Horn and Chad.
These robes were worn in many different ways and generally seem to resemble the styles of dress found in Ancient Egyptian and Nubian murals as well as the Hajj dress code which points to this probably being how ancient Northeast Africans and Arabians generally dressed as well.
It's usually two cloths fastened to be that way. I'll look up some texts I remember reading on how it was fastened or ask a relative and try to get back to you.
These robes were worn in many different ways and generally seem to resemble the styles of dress found in Ancient Egyptian and Nubian murals as well as the Hajj dress code which points to this probably being how ancient Northeast Africans and Arabians generally dressed as well.
It's usually two cloths fastened to be that way. I'll look up some texts I remember reading on how it was fastened or ask a relative and try to get back to you.
