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The traditional dress of Zimbabwe is colourful and consists of
wraparound dresses and headdresses for women. Men don a breastplate
made from animal skin. As an added detail, women’s dresses are decked
up with beads, and they themselves wear largely sized ornaments – an
integral part of their traditional wear which demonstrates the age the
status of the woman in her community. Married women wear a blanket,
called a Nguba, over their shoulders and a lot of thick beaded hoops of
twisted grass called Isigolwani. They also wear copper or brass rings
around their arms, necks and legs, called Idzilla. The animal skin
breastplate for men is known as the Iporiyana. They also wear animal
skin headbands, ankle bands and a Karos around their shoulders. The
animal skin is important in Zimbabwean traditional dress as each
Ndebele group associated with a different animal, allowing individuals
to outwardly convey their allegiance to their own group. |
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