The
Swahili hat
The Swahili hat is a kind of hat worn by men of all age, in
Lamu is called Kofia ya zito because the flowers are very small. The flowers are done in a form of embroidery
by using hand with a small needle.
Different Islamic countries in the world have different
designs of hats, the Arabia countries make the embroidery work using machine.
Every hat has a name, people can identify the kinds of hats
by names.
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| Example of Kofia |
Uddy (Old Swahili Air
freshener)
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| Small sticks are uddy |
Uddy is the old Swahili air freshener; it was used to give fresh perfume air in the house, to perfume the cloths and hair
for women.
Uddy is used by both men and women (married). Prophet
Mohammad (S.W) used uddy to perfume his cloths and also during prayers. Uddy
became sunna to Muslims because it was used by the Prophet Muhammad (S.W).
It is not only used by the Swahili but also by all the
Muslims in the world.
Different countries have different ways of making Uddy, but
the uses are the same. Uddy is a solid perfume substance that is burnt to
produce perfumed smock, the perfume smock is then used to perfume the cloths.
PREPARED BY
KHADIJA ISSA TWAHIR
LAMU FORT LIBRARY
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