BLK 044 Adire Oniko Yoruba Fabric

Adire oniko is the oldest of the adire techniques and involves tying only to achieve the resist prior to dyeing.
Iko refers to the thread used in tying selected parts of the cloth, some-times around a stone or seed to make a circular pattern.

This same method of resist dyeing has a long history of being practised through many cultures, all of which have their own name for it: in Japan it is known as shibori; in Indonesia it is known as plangi/pelangi and in India it is called bandhani and chundri. This method in its simplest form is an easy way to decorate textiles and is probably the reason it is considered the oldest technique user to produce dyed patterns on cloth.