Heritage

Attire & Crafts

Traditional clothing, jewellery and the handmade crafts of Lango.

Traditional Attire

Necklaces, coils of wire, ear and lip ornaments, and the ivory bracelet that marked chiefly descent.

Traditional Attire

Leather girdles, the ariko apron of metal chains and the skins used in Lango dress.

Traditional Attire

Beaded caps, feather crowns and named haircuts: how Lango men dressed their hair a century ago.

Crafts

Mats of palm bark and papyrus, grain baskets, and ropes and threads for every use.

Crafts

How Lango pots were moulded, patterned and fired, and the two-mouthed pot kept for ceremonies.

Crafts

Spears, knives, rings and the ariko: the work of the Lango smith, the atet.