Nigerian Yoruba Woman's Headdress: "Gele"

"Gele" is a Yoruba word for a female headwrap. A "headwrap", a long piece of cloth tied around a woman's head, plays an important part in Africa's fashion styling, specifically in West Africa. There is a saying that "an attire is not complete until it is topped with a headgear". In Nigeria, the "gele" is an accessory worn with a traditional Nigerian outfit for special occasions like weddings, naming ceremonies, burials, church services, and religious celebrations. The gele can be tied with different textures of cloth material, but it is usually tired with an aso-oke. The aso-oke is a hand woven material, varying in colors and textures, popular in the western part of Nigeria.

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Source:
http://www.gelestyles.com/ http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-tie-a-Nigerian-Gele-using-Aso-oke/