The Koma people are considered the last clothing free indigenous tribe in Nigeria. The Koma live in the Alantika Mountains in northern Adamawa State in of Nigeria and northern Cameroon, 1Koma people They were “discovered” in 1986.
They have maintained an ancient tradition of wearing little or no clothing, 2 Koma tribe: A brief walk into the lives of an ancient ethnic group “women used leaves to cover their private parts while men wore animal skins and children romped .. naked” They were considered primitive by those who first encountered them. 3Meet The Koma Tribe That Doesn’t Wear Clothes The indigenous nudity and cultural naturism of the Koma is based on the cultural belief that wearing clothing particularly women will incur th wrath of their gods. 4 Time Stands Still in Koma: The Tale of A Tribe Unmoved by Civilisation Christian missionaries have attempted to shift the Koma’s cultural practice of indigenous nudity. 5 Koma Hills
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