The cloth takes its name from the town of Okene, which historically acted as the central trading hub of the cloth. Okene cloth is typically woven by women in a domestic setting and produced on a vertical, single-heddle loom. It is known locally as ita-inochi. Okene cloth has a centuries-long history in the region, and […]
The Idoma people are a tribe with a unique culture which they cherish and treasure. One of this is the Atu their cultural identity. This Idoma emblem which is their dress code is a special fabric made up of two colours red and black with gold colour lining in between. This emblem or attire can […]
The Akwete fabric is an Igbo textile art from the Akwete clan of the Ndoki subgroup of the South Eastern part of Igbo land, straddling between Ukwa area of Abia State, Oyigbo area of Rivers State, and pockets of the Western limits of Akwa-Ibom State in Nigeria. The first record of the production of Akwete […]
The Igala is one of the five main ethnic groups in Kogi State, North central Nigeria and also spread across different states in Nigeria. The Igala people share history with some tribes in Southwestern Nigeria whereby they received their name ‘Igala’ from the Yoruba tribe, which means Antelope. In recent times, Igala people are mostly […]
Akwa-Ocha, a popular hand-woven cloth is peculiar to the people of Anioma, meaning the good land in Delta State. Anioma is the Igbo-speaking part of Delta state comprising of Aniocha, Ndokwa, Ika and Oshimili people who are all associated with the Akwa-Ocha fabric. Akwa-Ocha is sometimes called Otogwu, please note that it is the same […]
Kente Cloth is probably the most universally recognised of all African Fabrics.Kente Cloth first gained exposure on the international scene with the rise of Kwame Nkrumah and the Independence of Ghana in 1957. The fact that the handwoven Kente was expensive, difficult to obtain, often uncomfortably warm & heavy, and hard to tailor led to […]
Atiku is a cotton fabric for men manufactured in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Korea, Turkey, China that has become culturally accepted in Nigeria and used to depict the clothing tradition of Nigerians and Africans. The Atiku fabric comes with structured weaving and fine stripes. It is named after Vice-President of Nigeria, Abubakar Atiku (1999 – 2007) […]
Damask is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving. Damasks are woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin weave and the ground in weft-faced or satin weave. Damask is usually used for mid-to-high-quality garments, meaning […]
The Senator fabric remains in the trend of men’s African traditional attire, though it is sometimes referred to as Cashmere or Wool in Nigerian parlance but even though it looks like it, it is not cashmere fabric, neither is it wool. More men are gradually getting into the world of senator fabrics. It is simple, […]
The Tiv people are an ethnic group found primarily in Benue state, Nigeria. They are known for their agrarian lifestyle, with farming being their major occupation which contributes a large chunk to the agricultural production in Nigeria. The Tiv are a very hardworking people with a rich cultural heritage that is deeply intertwined with their […]