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Nigerian Men's Weaving Gallery
The Yoruba are by far the best known and largest group of male weavers in Nigeria. Yoruba aso oke is still worn for ceremonial occasions such as weddings and naming ceremonies throughout south west Nigeria. Today though the subdued palette of pre 1970s cloth has been displaced by shiny metallic lurex and brightly coloured rayon threads. Here we are showing primarily very early pieces, dating from the late C19th and early C20th.

In the north Hausa men wove a diverse range of cloths including gauzy indigo turban fabrics in strips less than 1/2 inch wide,  thick cotton "luru" blankets in 8 inch bands, and cotton wrapper cloths with strip widths over 15 inches. There are also a number of other, much less well known, forms of double-heddle narrow strip loom weaving across the huge central expanse of the country known to Nigerians as the "Middle Belt."  We hope to bring you various examples of these comparatively rare textiles as we find them. Among the groups in this area that are or were active weavers are the Nupe, Tiv, Jukun, and Gwari. More information on all can be found by clicking on the image below.

All these cloths are genuine hand made pieces. woven and collected in Nigeria. Most are old cloths,  dating from between 1900 to the 1960s. Full details of  each cloth, together with price and ordering information, can be found with a larger picture by clicking on the thumbnail images. Please be patient as the images may take a minute to download. As with all our cloths we guarantee a full refund if you are not satisfied with any order.

Click picture below to access our newly revised Nigerian Men's Weaving information resources 

 

(c) Duncan Clarke, Version 4/14/2008

 

Part One: Yoruba Aso oke Weaving

AS276:  US$685 early C20th mixed patterns

AS277:  US$685 early C20th mixed patterns

AS278:  US$685 early C20th mixed patterns

AS281:  US$825 rare float style, butterfly 

AS272:  US$645 early C20th ikat

AS268:  US$475 mixed early C20th patterns

AS261:  US$765 early C20th ikat

AS266:  US$765 early C20th ikat

AS264:  US$675 early C20th ikat

AS270:  US$435 early C20th indigo

AS271:  US$675 early C20th mixed ikat 

AS269:  US$435 early C20th weft float motifs

AS273:  US$435 

AS279:  US$435 superb early indigo

AS280:  US$435

 

Part Two: Other Nigerian Men's Weaving - 

NM026: Cross River US$445 SOLD

NM035: Jukun US$645 SOLD

 

 

 

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