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Adire (Yoruba) textile is a type of dyed cloth from south west Nigeria traditionally made by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The word 'Adire' originally derives from the Yoruba words 'adi' which means to tie and 're' meaning to dye. [ 3 ] It is a material designed with wax-resist methods that produce ...
Some fragments have also survived from the thirteenth century Benin City in Nigeria. [2] Historically textiles were used as a form of currency since the fourteenth century in West Africa and Central Africa. [3] Below is an overview of some of the common techniques and textile materials used in various African regions and countries.
Akwete cloth is a hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete, also known as Ndoki, both which the cloth was named after in Abia state, Nigeria is famous. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Alternative names include "Aruru" meaning "something woven", "Mkpuru Akwete" and "Akwete fabric". [ 4 ][ 3 ] This traditional Igbo weaving processes ...
Nike Okundaye was born May 23, 1951 in Ogidi, Kogi State, in North-Central Nigeria, [2] and was brought up amidst the Yoruba traditional weaving and dyeing as practised in her home town. Her parents and great grandmother were musicians and craftspeople, who specialized in the areas of cloth weaving, adire making, indigo dyeing and leather. [ 3 ]
Textile design, also known as textile geometry, is the creative and technical process by which thread or yarn fibers are interlaced to form a piece of cloth or fabric, which is subsequently printed upon or otherwise adorned. [1] Textile design is further broken down into three major disciplines: printed textile design, woven textile design, and ...
Aso oke. Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila. Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Usually woven by men and women, the fabric is used to make men's gowns, called ...
British Museum. Decoupage or découpage (/ ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ /; [1] French: [dekupaʒ]) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from ...
Yoruba clothing is made from both indigenous Yoruba made fabrics and some imported fabrics which has become a staple in Yoruba culture. Some of the common fabrics used for making Yoruba women’s clothing are: Aso-oke: a hand-woven cloth of the Yoruba People. It is considered the most prestigious of traditional fabrics in Nigeria and is worn to ...