Hausa Boubou Men's Top Indigo Nigeria Sidley Collection

A superb shirt in amazing condition. This elaborate shirt was made by the Hausa of Nigeria using a cotton cloth made of several strips and embellished with beautiful embroidered designs typical of the Hausa, Nupe, and Yoruba. Such outfits were found among all these groups. Hausa is known as the great weavers in Nigeria and surrounding countries. They used to make outfits to sell to the Yoruba and their neighbors. This is a prestigious costume. Traditionally, the extent of the embroidery on a Riga identifies the wealth of the owner. also called "grand boubous Riga. The robe was worn bunched at the shoulders." A boubou (or bubu, or grand boubou, or grand bubu) is an African garment worn by men and women in much of West Africa and parts of Central Africa. The boubou generally consists of up to three pieces: a long-sleeved shirt, a pair of tie-up trousers that narrow at the ankles, and an open-stitched overflowing wide-sleeveless gown worn over these two; all three are usually the same col