Nigeria’s emerging master in adire wearable art, Agboola Oladapo, is not hiding his passion for the Yoruba culture and the art of Adire Textile making.A protege of Nike Davies-Okundaye, who has ...

Centuries-old craft represents identity, resistance, and aesthetic expression in Yoruba culture; ABUJA, Nigeria / ISTANBUL . Adire fabric, crafted for centuries by the Yoruba people of ...

Nigeria-born local artist Gasali Adeyemo uses either a stencil to create his textile patterns or draws them by hand. He dyes his garments using indigo. Then, using a small knife, scrapes off the wax.

Adire production started over a century ago in Abeokuta, the hub of Adire making in Nigeria. Meaning 'tie and dye', the textile is an indigo-dyed cloth made by Yoruba women using a variety of ...