Much emphasis is spent on taking care of one's clothes and appearance. Assemble below are various pictures of clothes that you might see if you took a walk through Navrongo or Lawra. Market This is Madam Ruth Katero at her stall in the Navrongo market. Notice the very colorful wrap skirt.
Color is an essential element of every woman's outfit.
As the head of the compound, Timothy's father wears a hand-woven smock with cap, colorful shoulder cloth, tailor made pants, a bead necklace, leather sandals, and a horse tail brush. Put together they mean that you can very quickly slip them on and go with your friend whenever he calls. Victoria is wearing her older clothes so that it won't matter much if she gets them dirty. Most of all the labor done on this and other small family farms is done by hand. Her clothes which cover most of her body protects from the sun, thorns, and insects.