Ukpọn
Ukpọn
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Ukpọn (clothing) can be made from many kinds of textiles, from woollen aprons to cotton cloth. In the past, only a few colours were used in the production and dying of textiles, which may explain why only red, blue and white are seen in the clothing grouped together here. Blue would have been made from indigo, whereas red would have been from ume or camwood.

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