#Fulani

[folkfashion]

Fulani woman, Mauritania, by Sy Lamyne

[yearningforunity]

Fulani woman with silver coins in hair. 1980.

[inmyperfectworld]

Fulani braids. 🥰

[raydrawsdaly]

What're Utut and Abubakar's fashion styles? What do they wear when off duty??

KADIATOU ABUBAKAR

Lt. Abubakar's sense of style draws heavily from Aisha Babayo Shehu's brand, Babayo, which embroiders Fulani cultural narratives onto modern designs. Her clothes are loose and comfortable. Triangles are often incorporated to reflect her Vulcan heritage. Kadiatou wears cowrie shell hair charms and bracelets.

UTUT LI'PELE NAKO

Ens. Nako's sense of style consists of revealing, form-fitting tops and flowy, feminine accessories. She wears natural materials from her home planet, Oistir, such as woven algae, ocean crop, and carved seashell. Nako's school is identified culturally by their simply weaved beige crop and Utut recreates the practice for her own clothes.

Thank you so much for asking about them!

[banana-peppers]

[federer7]

Fula Nomad. Nigeria. 1975

Photo: Bernard Plossu

[postcard-from-the-past]

Fulani woman from West Africa

French vintage postcard, photographed by Fortier

[ghost-37]

[nubianmelaninlove]

@incantu

[morrningst9r]

The lijadu sisters

[xamanijnr]

A Hausa girl dressed in a Fulani attire, carrying a calabash on her head and ready to head out to to hawk.

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Directed by: @xamanijnr

Photographed by: Gamaliel Bahago

Modeled by: Maryam Yunusa Zakariyya

Styled by: Uwengkam Mathew

[folkfashion]

Toucouleur woman, Senegal, by Mag Vision

[yearningforunity]

Young Fulani girl. Pre 1960 Chad.

[kouhaiofcolor]

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Do I have West African followers by chance? I’m curious about what dialect/s I should start with learning that are specific to the region. I was getting a little familiar with Swahili since a lot of diasporans I follow have set up in East or South Africa and I found myself picking up on words and phrases through them — but was sideswept to find out the language isn’t really spoken in the west😅. I’d appreciate Black People’s input on this in general, but if you’re West African or speak any of these yourself and have more personal insight, that’s perfect.

[raydrawsdaly]

"mean girl"—ensign, you study evolutionary biology.

[biscuitpenguin]

gentle reminder that the war in palestine is not an internet trend. while it's amazing that we're all raising awareness, i ask of all of you that you don't use it as a basis to look like you're empathetic or whatever online. because genocides are always wrong, not just the ones that are trendy to look like you're against.

so, when you support the people of gaza - which you absolutely should, don't get me wrong here - remember to also reblog the posts about the nigerian genocide, the darfur genocide, the genocide of the uyghur people... all of which (and more!) are ongoing genocides.

remember that activism shouldn't be confined to whatever's currently on brand to protest about, and your morals aren't contingent on looking good on the internet.