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Boubou (clothing)
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The boubou or grand boubou is a flowing wide-sleeved robe worn across West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa, related to the dashiki suit.[1]
The garments 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 or grand mboubou in Wolof, k'sa or gandora in Tuareg, Kwayi Bèri in Songhai, darra'a in Arabic, grand boubou in various French-speaking West African countries and the English term gown.
The Senegalese boubou, also called grand boubou in French described below, is also known as the Senegalese kaftan. The female version worn in some communities is also known as a m'boubou or kaftan.
- ^ Mchunu, Khaya (2023). "The Boubou and Post-Colonial African Musical Performances: Ami Koïta, Bi Kidude, and Sibongile Khumalo". Fashion Theory. 27.3: 411–441.
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