Medieval African Fashion

Here is a photo of an Oulof (Wolof) chief and his entourage from around 1910, and another one of ‘chef de province‘ from the same period. In the second photo, the cloak ‘chef de province‘(chief) is wearing, is more medieval than today. His leather boots and his sword were a ruling/ colonial impact. Both of these men were famous in Medieval Africa. It's like, Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake to us. The only thing they don't have in common is that Oulof and Chef are chiefs/kings and Justin and Brad are celebrity movie stars/male singers.