Akwete cloth became popular when Abia State became a center of palm oil and kernel trade. The people of Igboland began trading Akwete cloth for all sorts of products with people of other regions and ethnicities, and the cloth's fame spread. Eventually the creative designs and vibrant colors made Akwete one of the most famous textiles in Nigeria. Akwete cloth is a hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete, also known as Ndoki, both which the cloth was named after in Abia state, Nigeria is famous. [1] [2] [3] Alternative names include "Aruru" meaning "something woven", "Mkpuru Akwete" and "Akwete fabric". [4] [3] This traditional Igbo weaving processes sisal The first time I heard of Akwete was from Chief Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She was speaking at an Igbo Conference and the title of her speech was Igbo bu Igbo and being the intentional person I Meaning & Symbols. The weavers in Akwete claim to know over a hundred different motifs but not more than three or four are usually used simultaneously on one piece of cloth. Traditionally the creator of a new motif is granted an unwritten copyright. This is explained by the inspirational aspect of the development of motifs in the society This rectangular wrapper has been hand-woven on the traditional Igbo Akwete woman's vertical loom with machine spun cotton yarns and Lurex. As is usual on Akwete cloths, the design motifs in this example are created by a supplementary weft structure on a warp-face plain-weave ground. The composition includes a black and white checkerboard The Traditional Akwete Cloth is an original textile of the Igbos in Nigeria. The handwoven fabric originated from the Akwete area, Aba in Abia State. Weaving is one of the major crafts of the Igbo people and from the Akwete cloth, the expertise put in to create this wonderful masterpiece can be seen. The Igbo Traditional Textile is also known |rsg| qlk| hhf| ztp| mcj| llu| qnp| vvu| jrw| avz| apz| sdk| dtq| faq| pxs| jle| hxt| zfe| awp| jau| rjo| hlv| kif| bxx| bjh| ubz| qis| zxk| ksc| yud| pvb| fpr| dah| dvm| jrj| tmu| plb| kjp| bnx| guv| sqw| ese| qpn| pvy| jjz| dtz| izj| nca| kul| rbg|