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GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie

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CLOTHES AND HAIRSTYLES<br />

TISSUES<br />

The Senegalese are known for their colorful and resplendent<br />

dresses, which are elegant and at the same time light and<br />

comfortable.<br />

Here is a list of major tissues used by the population of<br />

Sédhiou 1 :<br />

kartoum<br />

wax<br />

bacien<br />

ciub<br />

perlage (often with small decorations, used for scarves)<br />

vual (this material is imported by Arab culture)<br />

prekal (which is similar to linen)<br />

soien<br />

bourodé (transpersed)<br />

linwax (half-linen, half-wax)<br />

supersan (also in rayé)<br />

mailuse<br />

ganila (which is similar to ciub)<br />

The majority of these textiles are typically worn by women.<br />

The fabrics used for clothing men are mainly: cioub, supersan,<br />

bacien, flax, wax, linwax.<br />

1 The names of the tissus might not be correct, because we obtained them<br />

from interviews with local people.<br />

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