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Title: | Nigeria's indigenous textiles |
Authors: | Okpoko, Pat Uche Igbo, Chinyere |
Year: | 1999 |
Periodical: | West African Journal of Archaeology |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Pages: | 131-139 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | material culture textile industry |
Abstract: | This paper highlights those textiles that are believed to be indigenous to Nigeria and situates them in the various geographical zones with which they are associated. It also discusses the history of the textiles as well as the processes of manufacturing them. Although it has been difficult to ascertain the precise dates and sources of origin of textile technology, historical and archaeological evidence points to the 9th/13th centuries AD in parts of Nigeria. The paper pays attention to the classification of vegetable fabrics (bark cloth, a non-woven textile; non-spun fibres, particularly of the raffia palm, which can be woven; and spun fibres, such as cotton); indigenous fabrics produced from cotton ('Akwete' cloth; 'Otegwu' cloth; 'Oja' or baby-tie fabric; 'Aso Oke'; 'Kura' cloth; 'Naroo' cloth); and other spun and woven fabrics ('Ukwa' cloth; 'Sanya' cloth or Nigerian silk). Bibliogr. |