ABSTRACT
A person could pawn himself or a relative as security for debt or to raise capital for trading. The pawn had to perform certain services for the creditors, which were considered as interest on the debt, and could not be released until the capital had been, repaid or an acceptable substitute offered. Fadipe stated that although it had been made illegal, pawning still persisted.(D
MAIN CULTURAL FEATURES
A man’s dress consists of a long cloth gown extending to the knee or ankle, with a sleeveless, collarless undervest and baggy trousers (shokoto)9 wide round the waist, narrowing at the knee and ankle. Women wear a wide cloth (iro) reaching from above the breasts down to the ankles, a narrower cloth (ipele) wrapped above the tro and a still narrower strip (oja) as a girdle. In addition, a tunic or blouse (buba) with long or short sleeves and reaching to the waist is worn and a thin cloth used as veil (iborun) and a head-tie (gele).
