Hawazma Tribe - Character, Appearance and Costumes

Character, Appearance and Costumes

Hawazma, like any other Baggara people, have graceful slim physical statues; their skins range from light brown to dark colors. Explorers to the region motioned that they have far better mental capabilities, wit and humor than any other African tribes around them; they have passion for life and collective life style. The men wear a white gown called Jallabiyya, white pants (pajamas), a head cap called tagiatt, big white turbans called eema and locally made leather shoes called marqoub. Always men of all ages carry knives, which are worn on the forceps of the left arm and hidden in a decorated leather covering, carry sticks, spears, sometimes swords or big spears. The women wear a dress called foustan, and cover their bodies with taubes such as Indian sari. Young men wear eye-catching colored flashy shirts, shorts, pants, beads, necklaces, and bracelets. Young women wear foustanff during festivals and dancing to show their ornate braided hairstyles.