Aso-oke & akwete weaving

Africa tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Aso oke (Yoruba: Aṣọ òkè), known originally as Òfì, is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Usually woven by men, the fabric is used to make men's gowns, called agbada and hats, called fila, as well as Yoruba women's wrappers called Iro and a Yoruba women's blouse called Buba and a gown called Komole, as well as a head tie, called gele and so on. Aso oke is from the Yoruba culture in Kwara, Kogi, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Lagos, and Osun States in western Nigeria and other parts of Yorubaland with the town of Iseyin, in Wikipedia →

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