Preface
Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in Africa
Part 2: History of Dress and Fashion in Africa
Part 3: Types of Dress in Africa
Part 4: African Textiles
Part 5: North Africa
Part 6: West Africa
Part 7: Central Africa
Part 8: Horn of Africa
Part 9: East Africa
Part 10: Southern Africa

Part 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in Africa

Introduction: The Study of African Dress
Climatic Zones and Cultural Regions
 
Part 2: History of Dress and Fashion in Africa
 
Archeological Evidence
Photographic and Other Visual Sources
Prehistory to Colonialism
Colonialism to Independence
Independence to Present
Snapshot: Heads of State and Dress
Fashion in African Dress
African Fashion Designers
 
Part 3: Types of Dress in Africa
 
Body and Beauty
Body Modification and Body Art
Jewelry
Headdresses and Hairdos
Beads and Beadwork
Footwear
Masquerade, Theater, Dance Costumes
Children's Masquerade Costumes
 
Part 4: African Textiles
 
North Africa
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
 
Part 5: North Africa
 
Algeria
Egypt: Historical Dress
Dress in Egypt in the Twentieth Century
Snapshot: Dance Costumes
Snapshot: Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Mauritania and Western Sahara

Part 6: West Africa
 
Benin
Burkina Faso
Gambia and Senegal
Snapshot: Designer Oumou Sy
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria Overview
Yoruba in Nigeria and Diaspora
Hausa in Nigeria and Diaspora
Igbo in Nigeria and Diaspora
The Kingdom of Benin
Lower Niger Delta Peoples and Diaspora
Snapshot: Kalabari Peoples of Nigeria
The Nigerian Fashion Scene
Sierra Leone
Togo
Cameroon
 
Part 7: Central Africa
 
Central African Republic
Chad
Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo
Mangbetu Dress
Kuba Dress and Textiles
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Fang of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
 
Part 8: Horn of Africa
 
Ethiopia
Snapshot: Eritrea
Somalia
Snapshot: Djibouti
Sudan
 
Part 9: East Africa
 
Madagascar
Tanzania
Snapshot: Kanga
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda and Burundi
 
Part 10: Southern Africa
 
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa Overview
Nguni, Zulu, and Xhosa Dress and Beadwork
Pedi, Nedebele, and Ntwane Dress and Beadwork
Tsonga Dress and Fashion
Migrant Workers, Production, and Fashion
Women's Cooperatives and Self-Help Artists
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe