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2. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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   Stack of Adire Yoruba women wearing adire clothing on movie set. Adire 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]

3. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   Adire can have various patterns and colors, such as indigo blue, black, brown, green, or white. [11] Aran: It is a fabric made with velvet material and is a traditional attire in Yorubaland for special occasions. [12] Seghosen: Seghosen clothing is Yoruba clothing from Owo Kingdom made from cotton fabric that is dyed with natural or synthetic ...

4. African textiles - Wikipedia

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   Manjak weavers produce the most widely used woven fabric in Senegal. Nigeria: Among the Hausa, indigo dyeing generated wealth in ancient Kano. Yoruba are masters of the indigo-dyeing process, using a stitch resist method to make Adire Alabere. Mali: Traditional mudcloth followed a specific method using weave, dye, and local mud.

5. Wrapper (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Kente is an informal fabric for anyone who is not a member of the Akan people. For Akans and many Ewes, kente is a formal cloth. Mudcloth—created by making mud drawings on cotton. Tie-dye—made by resist tying cotton then dipping in dye. In Nigeria, tie-dye is known as adire cloth.

6. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Adire - Wikipedia

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   Adire may refer to: One of the Enochian angels; Adire (textile art), a style of decorated Nigerian Yoruba textiles; Adire Legal Professional Corporation, a Japanese ...

8. File:Stack of Adire , a local Fabric from Abeoukuta.JPG

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9. Agbada - Wikipedia

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   Many Agbada are made with aso oke or aso ofi fabric, but they can be made in other different fabrics including adire. The Agbada has similarities with the Boubou or Babanriga, as these attires evolved from the medieval West African cultures, but is different in looks, style, shape, fabrics and materials used and are quite distinguishable.