Wi wé Gèlè Aṣọ Òfì/Òkè – How to tie Yoruba Traditional Woven Fabric

Aṣọ-Òfì tàbi Aṣọ-Òkè jẹ́ aṣọ ilẹ̀ Yorùbá.  Aṣọ òde ni, nitori kò ṣe gbé wọ lójojúmọ́.  Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ Aṣọ-Òfì/Òkè wúwo, ṣùgbọ́n ti ìgbàlódé ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ si fúyẹ́ nitori òwú igbalode.  Yorùbá ma nlo Aso-Oke fún Igbéyàwó, Ìkómọ, Òkú ṣi ṣe, Oyè ji jẹ, àti ayẹyẹ ìbílẹ̀ yoku.  Ó dùn lati wé, ó si yẹ ni.  Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò wi wé gèlè Aṣọ-Òkè ninú àwòrán àti àpèjúwe ojú iwé yi:

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Yoruba traditional woven clothes is indigenous to the Yoruba people.  It is an occasional wear, as it cannot be worn as a daily casual wear.  Many of these traditional fabrics are heavy, but the modern ones are light because it is woven with the modern light weight threads.  It is often used during traditional marriage, Naming Ceremony, Burial, Chieftaincy Celebration and during other traditional festivals.  It is easy to tie and it is very befitting.  Check out the video on how to tie the traditional woven clothes as head tie on the video on this page.

 

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Originally posted 2015-07-10 10:15:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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