Nigeria’s fashion has evolved beyond wrappers over the waist or torsos to great fashion pieces with an endearing global appeal and we are here for all of it at Bolakoka. There was once a time when indigenous fabrics were just occasionally remembered for weddings, chieftaincies or funeral ceremonies, and every other day would be for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Akwete cloth is a unique hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete in Abia state, South Eastern Nigeria is famous. The raw materials used in its production are wool, cotton, silk, raffia, cotton and the bark of certain trees (hemp). It was originally referred to as “Akwa Miri” (Cloth of […]