Blackfire:


mo fi ori iya re be o.
Insult me one more time

mej67:
What op lacks and needs is exposure.

Unfortunately, no amount of commenting on Nairaland can give him that. Too bad.

CSTR2:
I answered the questions.
It was too sophisticated for your amala brain to comprehend.

Scholes007:
you are a naive fellow...[akwaete]

OnTheMoveWA:

Who's more naive than a flat.head who had to die in Ghana because of cocaine in his stomach.

Scholes007:
i just told you the name of the cloth fellow...google akwaete

OnTheMoveWA:


Only table-headed cowards make e-threats.

OnTheMoveWA:

Why do I need to Google it? If a big tribe like the Igbo doesn't have its cloth in the mouths of everyone then it's a shame. I'm sure 90% of Igbos haven't heard that name.
The Igbos are always ashamed of their culture. An Igbo man (even illiterates) can never speak his language without mixing it with some broken English. They're so ashamed of the grunting sounds in the language.

Blackfire:


give me your location... Mine is testing ground ,iwo road, ibadan.
Lets see if u can stand before me, and insult me.
Today or tommorrow ASAP, u can bring one or two friends along.

kalufelix:
Just ur place of orijin

oklahoma na person village

senseless thread btw...

OnTheMoveWA:
Why do Igbos usually say "I dey go village"? I've never heard an Igbo say " hometown". A friend said it's because 90% of Igbos come from rural "autonomous" communities. On another day I struggled to explain to an Igbo friend that I'm not from a village, neither are my parents nor my grandparents. They all came from towns/cities that are centuries old.

Now to the topic,

1. Those born in the "villa".

2. Those born in "no man's land"

3. Those born in the zoo.


There was almost going to be a 4th category - those born in the Lagoon but that was prevented.

disumusa:
to me these are category well known to me.
A) those born as slave called indi osu.

B)those born as slave called indi ofu.

C) those born as slave called indi wawa

d)those born as wanderal,who are no man son that claim to be native of no man land. like jos,lagos,benue,kogi,kwara,fct,kaduna,kano,phc.

E) those who are also native of under bridge and high way in all major town in nigeria.

OnTheMoveWA:


So you don't Oklahoma is a state? Even the capital is called Oklahoma "City" because they don't want the 2 by 2 shop owners to call it a village.
I can only imagine the thickness of your forehead from that your name Kalu.

kalufelix:
lol..
whats the point exchangin mentions with you when i knw i cant put a dagger thru your heart. Talk is not cheap but free


Study your human geography and understand the concept of hamlet, village, town, city e.t.c

Nollywood has really damaged ur brain..

Blizzy9ja:
Another e-diot setting the stage for tribal war of words... Seems nairaland is a fertile ground for an igbo-yoruba tribal war

e7ejinima:
,..

e7ejinima:
Gentlemen,

Note that this thread has had over 1,400 views. My point is that even though it is clear that the Op came out to spew his ignorance, please, instead of coming down hard on him, educate him. Provide him with the knowledge that he lacks that is fuelling his prejudice. And by so doing, you will not only improve him but also improve the knowledge of many others like him who are watching from a vintage point but may not be joining in because the thread is becoming so monotonic. You can also see that not many Yorubas, his people seemingly, are coming to his rescue.

Please do not assume anything. Do not ask him to Google anything. He might not know how to approach that basic step of information search.

I will therefore answer some of his worries:

He wanted to know if there was any traditional clothing for the Igbos. Yes, actually many but with everything about Igbo history, it was difficult for the white colonialists to understand our ways being so republican and vibrant. Self determination was in Igbo land long before the whiteman came.

So for the cloths:-documented and undocumented:

1. Akwete. "Akwete cloth weaving is said to be as old as the Igbo nation." Vanguard. Read more:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/akwete-cloth-an-igbo-textile-art/
Akwete cloth is a unique hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete in Abia state, Nigeria is famous. -Wikipedia

Akwete is the most documented of Igbo traditional fabrics. It was so sophisticated that the patterns and motifs had copyright as far back as then. Traditionally the creator of a new motif is granted an unwritten copyright. Artiste Victor Uwaifo sang so colourfully about akwaete.

2. Ekete. A loin cloth made of local cotton, very often worn as a day-to-day common cloth. It is spurn from local cotton and is much more affordable than the ceremonial Akwete. It is also used in some sling chairs used by those who can afford it. It is also used a lot by the masquerade cult.

3. Ogodo. Thin strip of cloth meant as inner wear for men

4. Igba. A tougher form of ogodo mostly dorn by wrestlers

OnTheMoveWA:

There's nothing like an Igbo-Yoruba war. We just flog those Flat.heads into submission.

OnTheMoveWA:


Villager don't waste your time.
Everybody around the world knows Asanti Kente and Yoruba aso-oke. You're going to bring some archaic pictures of one fictitious cloth. Oya post ten 2015 pictures of people wearing that rag let's see.
How many people have you seen wearing it in your lifetime? Is it not that George you people wear and that cloth used for furniture and upholstery.
Ask your mother how many yards of that Akwaete she has in her box and let's hear.

Blizzy9ja:
Wats dat supposed to mean... Dick head

mej67:
Another lesson for you. A quick one...

Igbos move so quickly and adapt to new things and new cultures.

Akwete is still in use today. But guess what, it is used for Odo masquerade and those fearsome Abriba war dancers. These are meant to reminisce the past.

Reason, there are finer, easier fabric and Igbos have moved with the trend and world. You know, as Igbos travelled and traded, they came in touch with cashmire, hollandis, ankara wax, linen, gabadine, just name it. Go to Aba and you will see fabric wonder.

If you are so proud of your native yoruba, pls post me a picture of a corporate office where yourba adire, buba, or ashoke is worn.

I won't want to name you a fool.

e7ejinima:
@OnTheMoveWA,

I am afraid you have lost the moral justification to make any more request on this thread.

Hope you are okay? As in, a normal human? After being so battered in a thread you opened, you keep coming back.

Your illiteracy and ignorance have been so exponentially exposed that you should be hiding from entire Nairaland forum. But despite the attempts to uplift you and launder your witlessness, you keep missing the point, which is, [size=28pt]THE JOKE IS ON YOU!!!!![/size]

You may not bother to reply to this. (that's if you are okay??)

e7ejinima:
Gentlemen,

Note that this thread has had over 1,400 views. My point is that even though it is clear that the Op came out to spew his ignorance, please, instead of coming down hard on him, educate him. Provide him with the knowledge that he lacks that is fuelling his prejudice. And by so doing, you will not only improve him but also improve the knowledge of many others like him who are watching from a vintage point but may not be joining in because the thread is becoming so monotonic. You can also see that not many Yorubas, his people seemingly, are coming to his rescue.

Please do not assume anything. Do not ask him to Google anything. He might not know how to approach that basic step of information search.

I will therefore answer some of his worries:

He wanted to know if there was any traditional clothing for the Igbos. Yes, actually many but with everything about Igbo history, it was difficult for the white colonialists to understand our ways being so republican and vibrant. Self determination was in Igbo land long before the whiteman came.

So for the cloths:-documented and undocumented:

1. Akwete. "Akwete cloth weaving is said to be as old as the Igbo nation." Vanguard. Read more:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/akwete-cloth-an-igbo-textile-art/
Akwete cloth is a unique hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete in Abia state, Nigeria is famous. -Wikipedia

Akwete is the most documented of Igbo traditional fabrics. It was so sophisticated that the patterns and motifs had copyright as far back as then. Traditionally the creator of a new motif is granted an unwritten copyright. Artiste Victor Uwaifo sang so colourfully about akwaete.

2. Ekete. A loin cloth made of local cotton, very often worn as a day-to-day common cloth. It is spurn from local cotton and is much more affordable than the ceremonial Akwete. It is also used in some sling chairs used by those who can afford it. It is also used a lot by the masquerade cult.

3. Ogodo. Thin strip of cloth meant as inner wear for men

4. Igba. A tougher form of ogodo mostly dorn by wrestlers

OnTheMoveWA:


See this begger in London. How many cars did you wash yesterday? Please don't carry those drugs to Malaysia o. You know you have only one kidney after selling the other one

laudate:


Guy, just an observation. The photograph tagged Enyi'm and Ejima'm, has a beaded top in it, worn by one of the women. Isn't that the same beaded top called 'ewu-ivie' worn by the Bini/Edo women for wedding ceremonies??

OnTheMoveWA:

Bottom line = Igbos think their culture is old school. Good thinking from the drug pushers.

e7ejinima:
Sir, all that came as is in Wikipedia. I didn't create it. Source = Wikipedia.

laudate:


Even Wikipedia is not always 100% accurate. So kindly cross-check details, before re-posting them. That beaded cape or top, is NOT an Igbo outfit. It is an Edo/Benin one, which is worn by women for their traditional wedding, or other ceremonial occasions. Kindly cross-check, and please do not pass it off as an Igbo attire.