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Remember the groundbreaking film Black Panther? Just in case it went over anyone’s head..

AMAZING AFRICAN CULTURE FEATURING IN WAKANDA - A THREAD

1. Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng designed this piece that starred in the Black Panther film, which credits the dapper street style of Congolese Sapeurs.

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1. Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng designed this piece that starred in the Black Panther film, which credits the dapper street style of Congolese Sapeurs.Film Originators

2. Angela Basset as queen Mother wears a large disc head dress. In most of her scenes she wears a smaller version of the hat borrowed from South African Zulu culture named ‘Iscolo’

Only worn by married women in SA, sometimes reaches a metre in diameter.

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2. Angela Basset as queen Mother wears a large disc head dress. In most of her scenes she wears a smaller version of the hat borrowed from South African Zulu culture named ‘Iscolo’Only worn by married women in SA, sometimes reaches a metre in diameter.Film Original

3. One of the elders of Wakanda wears the distinctive locks of ovaHimba women from Namibia.

ovaHimba plait or twist their hair into thick locks, often leaving ends to puff.

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3. One of the elders of Wakanda wears the distinctive locks of ovaHimba women from Namibia. ovaHimba plait or twist their hair into thick locks, often leaving ends to puff. Film Original

4. Several scenes in black panther feature “Wakandan” text, it is actually based on ‘Nsibidi’ - an ancient system of communication indigenous to the ‘Ejagham‘ of SE Nigeria & SW Cameroon in the Cross River region. Also used by the Ibibio, Efik & Igbo peoples.

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4. Several scenes in black panther feature “Wakandan” text, it is actually based on ‘Nsibidi’ - an ancient system of communication indigenous to the ‘Ejagham‘ of SE Nigeria & SW Cameroon in the Cross River region. Also used by the Ibibio, Efik & Igbo peoples.Film Original

5. The ‘Dora Milaje’ tribe in the film wear gold neck rings. These are based on the Ndebele tribe of South Africa. Known as ‘Indzila’ , only married Ndebele women may wear the rings. The wealthier a husband is, the more rings a woman has.

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5. The ‘Dora Milaje’ tribe in the film wear gold neck rings. These are based on the Ndebele tribe of South Africa. Known as ‘Indzila’ , only married Ndebele women may wear the rings. The wealthier a husband is, the more rings a woman has.Film Original

6. A Wakandan elder in the throne room wears a lip plate which draws inspiration from the Mursi culture in Ethiopia - also seen among Chai and Tirma. Seen as a source of pride and also identity.

Typically worn by women, but worn by a man in the film.

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6. A Wakandan elder in the throne room wears a lip plate which draws inspiration from the Mursi culture in Ethiopia - also seen among Chai and Tirma. Seen as a source of pride and also identity. Typically worn by women, but worn by a man in the film.Film Original

7. In one of the early scenes in the movie, Killmonger steals a menacing long-horned mask from a London museum.

It is based on the ‘Mgbedike’ , a relic of Igbo origins in southeast Nigeria. Mgbedike translates as “time of the brave”

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7. In one of the early scenes in the movie, Killmonger steals a menacing long-horned mask from a London museum.It is based on the ‘Mgbedike’ , a relic of Igbo origins in southeast Nigeria. Mgbedike translates as “time of the brave” Film Original

Black panther payed amazing homage to real african culture, so let’s appreciate it quickly.

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