If you think that Senetha clothing is simple because they are villagers then you are far off the mark, it can be complicated. First, during colder times of the year they wear high round collars up to the chin that sort of resembles a turtleneck shirt, it can have designs that are symbols of ancestral family history. The tunic, shirt or jacket could have various colors with straps, belts and places to store things like pockets. Each jacket seemed particular to that individual or their families. Some of the jacket tunics had colors of lavender collar on the upper part with black and white stripes going across. Some jackets would reach down to the waist and in the back, reach down almost to the ground; others would have tails with part of the jacket reaching to the ground from the sides. There was on thing particular to the Senetha clothing was asymmetry, being off balanced. Colors can also clash, green, orange with gray. Nothing is sacred in Senetha clothing, almost anything is possible, some materials look like crumpled paper or as if it was put through mud and rubbish, which makes the jacket so sickening. Leggings are interesting, some of them look like tights or hose with relief stripes and bubbles; others start off as tights then flare out baggy as they come to the ankles, some appear ripped or tattered or both, there are so many possible ways to wear pants, leggings, or tights. There is nothing uniform about footware, some are boots with toes or claws, a person can wear shoes that reach to the ankles and on the other leg, boot like leggings that reach to the hips or knees, the footware can be a different color on the left foot and another on the right foot. Perhaps the reason for this asymmetry is an ancient Senetha belief that everything in nature has two sides, its like the concept of night and day, good and evil and that everything are one in the same without good, evil doesn’t exist, if there is no evil, good also has no existence. In the Senetha concept of yin and yang, there is a line in the middle of the human figure left and right, life requires two different sides to exist this means they are one, there is no duality, one side although conceived as different cannot exist without the other, without knowing the left the right is never conceived. The Senetha never take this literally it’s just a metaphoric symbolism. The Senetha headdresses are something interesting because they are all very different from one individual to another, they represent symbolism of the family, clan or an individual. Some appear to be or resemble things that are part of machines that are worn on their heads, other people just wear an elaborate head band, there is a type of headdress with stiffened cloth that can resemble a bird in flight, leaves or something else. Rarely can the Senetha headdresses be classified. A teenager would wear something that is popular in the present and some other type of headdress would replace it next year. It seems and it’s the truth that the Senetha are frivolous but they are very serious about what they wear. Now hairstyles are more somewhat uniform or conform to certain styles and customs. Generally braids of various styles are worn, some are long reaching to the chest, while others are short that reach only to the shoulders or above. Some braids twist like a snake with another that is straight and bound together with a plain or elaborate metal, wood, or glass ring.

Senetha dress is ever evolving, what was worn five years before is no longer in style, it was said that individualism ruled Senetha clothing, yes, this is according to the small groups or individuals. Example, a person or group wore very short jackets or tunics, then five years later something like a long robe would be seen on the streets, yet others may retain the short jackets but their cuts would be different. Although there is individualism and individual change in dress there is a basic cultural style of dress for the Senetha. In general it’s colorful, short or long jackets or tunics that doesn’t impede the wearer when they walk around the streets of the village, in the mountains or forests. And as it was said all types of headgear is worn and the braids that are worn by both sexes. One thing that should be mentioned, some Senetha males when reaching a certain age and gaining achievements in life, grow beards of all kinds, some are short, others long, there are strangely styled ones like the circular mustaches and long triangular beards. People in other villages, towns and small cities dress a bit different, which identifies where they are from. Mainly Senetha clothing are simple, complicated and colorful.