Yoruba traditional wedding

Nigerian Yoruba bride in gele and coral beads, 2014 This Yoruba bride wears a sculpted gold gele headwrap above a gold lace blouse, with a cream ipele draped over one shoulder. The gele is often called a crown in its own right, and it is usually tied from aso oke, the handwoven cloth no Yoruba traditional wedding outfit is complete without, with the ipele cut to match. The layered strands of coral beads at her neck are the other signature: Yoruba brides traditionally wear several rows of coral, and here their deep orange is the only strong color against all that gold.