Alasho

Alasho: Alasho is the enigmatic Tuareg blue indigo veil or turban.It mostly used for an important occasion or ceremony, ritual of passage to the adult age, matrimony or inauguration of a tribal leader. Alasho veil is made in Kano, centuries ago a Tuareg market, today an important city in northern Nigeria.

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