Seeing as how Africa had such a hot climate, wearing the least amount of clothing possible, while still adhering to some sort of modesty, seemed like the best idea. However, not everyone was so lucjy as to walk around nearly naked. Take this man, for example:
He had a very specific role to play, and that required him to wear quite a bit of clothing; that which would have been commonly seen among the white Christians. There were also these men:
These men, dressed as court messengers, stood to warn people against traveling through the Evil Forest. I know I certainly wouldn't have crossed the paths of these men. Of course, I didn't visit every single place, but I only came across one picture of a woman. There was nothing significant about her garments; just a drab dress which I'm sure was rather common. It seems as though the men got to have all the fun playing dress-up, even if it served a purpose, like the armed man in scary face paint and savage-like clothing. In our culture, it is the women who like to dress-up, and typically men try to stay away from things like wearing make-up... unless it is for a specific purpose!
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These last two pictures are of Africans dressing up as Europeans and as Court Messengers. In this sense they are perhaps imitating the excess of clothes worn by Europeans in this climate.
I liked the title to your blog it reminded me of an old song. Anyways very interesting observations, especially since I think some tof the pistures are hard to understand.
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