Overtime in this country we have so much given importance to foreign than our local products and most times we blame our leaders meanwhile we all have our faults.... How many of us know the history of Àdìre??? You can read through this and I hope it will so much help you out..... Cheers...
BRIEF HISTORY OF ADIRE Àdìre textile, pronounced as Ah-DEE-reh is an age old indigo die textile indigenous to the Yoruba tribe of the Southwestern Nigeria. This textile is rich in beauty and culture as much as it has a rich history.(Bellafricana) In this post, you will learn about the history of the Àdìre textile and follow its’ progression through time. How did the textile come about, where was it first made, who wore it first, how did it travel to other tribes and countries, where it is on the global sphere? Let us begin with a little introduction for the benefit of those unfamiliar with this textile. Adire, is a Yoruba (a tribe in Southwestern Nigeria) word for tie and dye. It was first made by Yoruba women of old by using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. As the translation of the name suggests, the earliest pieces of Adire were probably simple tied designs on cotton cloth handspun and woven locally. I remember seeing a movie called “Odùduwà“, where the fi...