Looks so good, but why is there so little evidence of it present in ancient time

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

I was sure that nearly all cultures in the tropical regions had women who were free to dress like this:

However, so far I've only seen the classic t-shaped loincloth as a male garment. Shouldn't it be unisex in those cultures? I believe it should considering it would be much more functional for female wearers than male wearers. It's as if this is one of those cases where women weren't allowed to wear something that wasn't a skirt or a dress, even in ancient times in such hot and muggy climates like Central America or Sub-Saharan Africa. Am I right to have my opinion, or is this just a matter of style and nothing more?

[Sabre]

I believe it should considering it would be much more functional for female wearers than male wearers.

Not really. For lack of a better word, men have dangly parts that frequently get hot, move around, change size ect. Being dangly also means they could get cought on something. A man skirt makes sence for comfort, but man pants make sence from a practical point of veiw as it prevents you from accidently cutting/cooking yourself.

Wearing a dress (or even a bra for that matter) is a western thing.

As for what they really wear, no idea. But that's my explaination for the practical argument.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Not really. For lack of a better word, men have dangly parts that frequently get hot, move around, change size ect. Being dangly also means they could get cought on something. A man skirt makes sence for comfort, but man pants make sence from a practical point of veiw as it prevents you from accidently cutting/cooking yourself.

Wearing a dress (or even a bra for that matter) is a western thing.

As for what they really wear, no idea. But that's my explaination for the practical argument.

That's why I think codpieces are better for men than loincloths because it keeps them from, you know, like pants except for warmer climates below the Equaitor. The classic t-shape loincloth, I don't know why it's not, should be more common in those areas because women have nothing hanging down underneath those, and of course the fact that they can't urinate standing up.

[Robert Monroe]

Information on African and South American tribes in ancient times is hard to dig up. And remember, ancient times had much more vague resources than the modern times (stone tablets, cuneform, ect), so their history is much less in tact.

That said, just a quick look at some modern tribal communities shows that for the most part they're happy going around mostly naked... so yeah.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Information on African and South American tribes in ancient times is hard to dig up. And remember, ancient times had much more vague resources than the modern times (stone tablets, cuneform, ect), so their history is much less in tact.

That said, just a quick look at some modern tribal communities shows that for the most part they're happy going around mostly naked... so yeah.

I know, that's why I'm annoyed to see them wearing tattered Western clothes. Again, it's boring and takes away their independent identity as a civilization. That's like having homeless people in New York City or Chicago wear mostly clothes from feudal Japan, it seems way out of place.

"Information on African and South American tribes in ancient times is hard to dig up. And remember, ancient times had much more vague resources than the modern times (stone tablets, cuneform, ect), so their history is much less in tact.", I found that out the hard way. We can't just assume they were nude most of the time though, can we?

[Robert Monroe]

Tattered western clothes? I mostly see -that- in just shipwreck stories.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Tattered western clothes? I mostly see -that- in just shipwreck stories.

I specifically speak of people of the Congo. Why are Congo women stuck wearing wraparound dresses and head towels? So boring! I always thought most Congolese tribal women way back then looked more like http://www.zerochan.net/src/zerochan.Krystal.323894.jpg or http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=183863&GSub=31613 (Not exactly like the second one of course).

[Robert Monroe]

I specifically speak of people of the Congo. Why are Congo women stuck wearing wraparound dresses and head towels? So boring! I always thought most Congolese tribal women way back then looked more like http://www.zerochan.net/src/zerochan.Krystal.323894.jpg or http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=183863&GSub=31613 (Not exactly like the second one of course).

Ummm yeaaah no. The fur skin bra and loincloth are things of pure fantasy.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Ummm yeaaah no. The fur skin bra and loincloth are things of pure fantasy.

So the t-shaped loincloth was originally for men?

[Robert Monroe]

So the t-shaped loincloth was originally for men?

Again, no. Except for Tarzan anyway.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Again, no. Except for Tarzan anyway.

Well do you have proof? I sure as he@# wasn't able to find any.

[Robert Monroe]

Well do you have proof? I sure as he@# wasn't able to find any.

History books.

Hell, google image search Congo people.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

History books.

Hell, google image search Congo people.

*after searching is pleased with result*

You're right, there's almost no examples of what they originally dressed like. Da@# Belgians. :P