Nigerian Textiles: Difference between revisions
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| 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). | ||
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| # | 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) | 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 (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 / 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 | 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 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 |
