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In this very common style for formal occasions, a middle-aged woman wears a printed cotton log-sleeved blouse with matching skirt and head tie, adding sheer white veil over her head and shoulders.

Courtesy of Carmen Paz (2011)

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A line of women showing many variations in dress. From right to left: dark cotton print dress and matching head tie with a shoulder scarf; colorful hair beads with a short-sleeved dress printed with Islamic symbols; longer white headscarves showing beaded hair with long-sleeved white robes (2); Yoruba-style starched head tie matching a short-sleeved beige robe; beads only with long white robe (small child); white opaque veil covering head and shoulders and long-sleeved white robe.

Courtesy of Ata Muhammed (2011)

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Brightly colored sheer lace veils like the white ones are also common.

Courtesy of Gracia Clark (2011)

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Black and dark brown or blue veils can be plain or richly decorated.

Courtesy of Gracia Clark (2011)

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These two girls combine conservative veils with shorter dresses in a more European style.

Courtesy of Carmen Paz (2011)

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One girl in long-sleeved dress and opaque white veil with a pencil.

Courtesy of Gracia Clark (2011)

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This woman casually covers her cotton print pantsuit with a long veil.

Courtesy of Gracia Clark (2011)

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A woman wears her veil on one shoulder, with short sleeves.

Courtesy of Carmen Paz (2011)

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Three close friends admire their friend's unusually long, opaque veil in a more Middle-eastern style.

Courtesy of Carmen Paz (2011)