Pakaja

Pakaja also known as Ipakaja/Kaja is a type of Yoruba dress style^[1] worn by men and women in different styles.^[2] Pakaja is described as to pass a Yoruba Country Cloth from under the arm to the shoulder. It is a Toga like clothing style. Kaja is the name of the outfit itself while to Pa Kaja is the verbal act of wearing it which may also substitute as the name of the dressing style. Pakaja can be donned in any fabric of choice.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Wo ìtàn Orunmila, Babaláwo àkọ́kọ́ àti ohun tó fi sílẹ̀ lọ níbí". BBC News Yorùbá (in Yoruba). 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ Ovirih, Steve (2020-08-06). "Jegede may lose Guber victory over choice of running mate - Erelu Tinuade Mabel Onaneye". ThePolity. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "اداب الرافدین". radab.mosuljournals.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
^ Oyeniyi, Bukola Adeyemi (2015-09-08). Dress in the Making of African Identity: A Social and Cultural History of the Yoruba People. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-62196-719-4.

[1] "Wo ìtàn Orunmila, Babaláwo àkọ́kọ́ àti ohun tó fi sílẹ̀ lọ níbí". BBC News Yorùbá (in Yoruba). 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[2] Ovirih, Steve (2020-08-06). "Jegede may lose Guber victory over choice of running mate - Erelu Tinuade Mabel Onaneye". ThePolity. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[3] "اداب الرافدین". radab.mosuljournals.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-01-04.

[4] Oyeniyi, Bukola Adeyemi (2015-09-08). Dress in the Making of African Identity: A Social and Cultural History of the Yoruba People. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-62196-719-4.

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