But today , with the availabity of
improved and imported yarns in the market, clothes are woven with
different kinds of yarns and invarieties for different purposes and
occasions for example, the Ubah(a type of woven cloth) for Ita
Okunete used for the burial of elderly people and for the dressing
and decoration of masquerades during the Ekuechi festival which is
usually celebrated once in a year. The festival is a means for social
interaction, recreation and refreshment among Ebira people.
The Kente(Aso-Oke) is used to dress a newly wedded bride
which includes the wrapper, dress, headtie, gelle(veil) and of recent
the pelle which is made in two pieces i.e the headtie and gelle and
are usually worn on special occasions like naming, wedding ceremonies
and the like.
The pelle is mostly used by brides maids, friends and Ubajo for women who are still in their fertile age who use them in strapping their babies to the back. The pelle is now woven using improved cotton, silk and metallic yarns and are in varieties with different designs and patterns. For example, the plain cabbled and the cubic type of Pelle.
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