Nigerian Textiles - Revision history

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Niger afr adm at 20:16, 13 February 2026

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	\| [[Hausa hand-embroidery\|Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)		\| [[Hausa hand-embroidery\|Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)]]
	\| Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)		\| Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)
	\| Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).		\| Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).

Niger afr adm at 20:16, 13 February 2026

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← Older revision		Revision as of 20:16, 13 February 2026
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	\| Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)		\| [[Hausa hand-embroidery\|Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)
	\| Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)		\| Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)
	\| Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).		\| Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).

Niger afr adm: Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! # ! Craft ! Primary Material ! Historical Context ! Location (State) ! Geopolitical Zone |- | 1 | 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 (Yoruba indigo resist-dyed cloth) |..."

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Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! # ! Craft ! Primary Material ! Historical Context ! Location (State) ! Geopolitical Zone |- | 1 | 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 (Yoruba indigo resist-dyed cloth) |..."

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! Craft
! Primary Material
! Historical Context
! Location (State)
! Geopolitical Zone
|-
| 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 (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
|}