View source for Nigerian Textiles

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! #
! Craft
! Primary Material
! Historical Context
! Location (State)
! Geopolitical Zone
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| 1
| [[Aso Oke|Aṣọ-Òkè (Yoruba handwoven cloth)]]
| Cotton (often with silk/lurex accents in modern variants)
| Long-standing ceremonial and prestige cloth tradition; major production hub historically associated with Iseyin and wider Yoruba cloth-weaving centres.
| Oyo
| South West
|-
| 2
| [[Adire|Adire (Yoruba indigo resist-dyed cloth)]]
| Cotton + natural indigo (traditionally); imported shirting cotton became common in the 20th c.
| Major women-led textile craft; especially associated with Egba producers and the Abeokuta/Ibadan/Osogbo market networks.
| Ogun
| South West
|-
| 3
| [[Akwete cloth|Akwete cloth (Igbo women’s weaving)]]
| Cotton; raffia; sisal/hemp (varies by product)
| Named for Akwete (Ndoki); a recognised Igbo weaving tradition with distinctive motifs and a long local production history.
| Abia
| South East
|-
| 4
| [[Okene cloth|Okene / Ebira cloth (Itinochi/Ita)]]
| Cotton and/or rayon yarn (varies)
| Ebira domestic weaving tradition centred around Okene as a historic trading hub for the cloth.
| Kogi
| North Central
|-
| 5
| [[A'nger textile|Tiv A’nger textile]]
| Cotton yarn (black/white strip-woven cloth)
| Iconic Tiv handwoven textile strongly tied to cultural identity and ceremonial dress.
| Benue
| North Central
|-
| 6
| [[Kofar Mata dye pits|Kofar Mata indigo dyeing (Kano dye pits)]]
| Cotton cloth + indigo dye
| One of the best-documented long-running dyeing centres in Northern Nigeria; widely cited as operating since the late 15th century.
| Kano
| North West
|-
| 7
| [[Hausa hand-embroidery|Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)]]
| Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)
| Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).
| Kano
| North West
|-
| 8
| [[Ukara cloth|Ukara cloth (Ekpe society textile)]]
| Cotton cloth, natural indigo dye
| Ritual textile associated with Ekpe/Ngbe societies; used for governance, initiation, and status display
| Cross River State
| South South
|-
| 9
| [[Fulani embroidered textiles]]
| Cotton cloth, embroidery thread (cotton, silk, synthetic)
| Nomadic and pastoralist garment decoration tradition reflecting identity and mobility
| Kano, Katsina, Sokoto States
| North West
|-
| 10
| [[Kanuri woven mats and textiles]]
| Reed, grass, plant fibers
| Domestic and architectural textiles used for sleeping, prayer, and interiors in Sahelian households
| Borno State
| North East
|-
| 11
| [[Nupe woven cloth]]
| Cotton, natural indigo dye
| Courtly and trade textiles linked to Nupe emirates and trans-Saharan commerce
| Niger State
| North Central
|-
| 12
| [[Yoruba Ofi cloth]]
| Cotton
| Narrow-strip woven cloth used for everyday wrappers and garments; precursor to prestige Aṣọ-Òkè
| Oyo, Osun States
| South West
|}