Textiles and Dress

Boubou (clothing)

The boubou, or grand boubou from Wolof mboubou, is a flowing, wide-sleeved robe worn across West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. The garment and its variations are known by various names in different ethnic groups and languages. It is called kulwu in Kanuri, babban riga in Hausa, boubou, mbubb, mboubou in Wolof, dara'a in Hassaniya Arabic grand boubou in various French-speaking West African countries. It has some similarity with the Yoruba agbada, but with the later being its own distinct garment. The Senegalese boubou, also called grand boubou in French described below, is also known as the Senegalese kaftan.

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• ▸Cloak
• ▸Color in Chinese culture
• ▸Gingham dress of Judy Garland

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