Sources and Sourcing of Local Materials for Traditional Textiles among the Yoruba People.
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2018
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Faculty of Education University of Benin. Benin City, Nigeria.
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Abstract The study investigates sources and sourcing of local material for traditional textile among the Yoruba people in Nigeria and how history never mentions nakedness among the Yoruba as a norm. The importance of textiles to human sustenance and the socio-cultural and economic development of a nation cannot be over emphasized. Apart fromfood and shelter, textile (clothing) has been identified as the most important in thehierarchy of man's need and clothing is generally made of cloth. The paper discuses local materials from which traditional textiles was made, sources of raw material and types of traditional textiles in Yoruba land. Types of aso-oke and Adire clothes were identified as well as local sourcing raw material for loom construction, weaving and dyeing process of those fabrics. The paper further discussed local sourcing material and modernization as well as the benefits was highlighted. The paper concludes that cultural heritage can survive only and when we attach proper value to it and further making sure that the culture of weaving and dyeing does not die off completely in the nation. The survival and continuity of traditional textiles production and use is very important to the socio-cultural growth of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The paper recommends among others that the use of Aso-Oke and Adire as troupe costume for our contingents going on international outings should be encouraged in other to project our image abroad and popularize the traditional fabric.
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Raw material resources, Local sourcing, traditional textiles(Aso oke and Adire ), Yoruba people