About
The Itoku quarter of Abeokuta is the historic center of adire (indigo resist-dyed) textile production in Yorubaland. Generations of women dyers have produced the distinctive blue-and-white patterned cloth using cassava starch resist and indigo dye. The market continues as a living center of textile heritage and a major tourist destination.
Location Details
Latitude:
7.1567
Longitude:
3.35
Approximate (within town)
About This Data
Technology and craft heritage sites represent locations associated with traditional Nigerian manufacturing, textile, and artisanal traditions.
Locations are curated from ethnographic and industrial archaeology research.
Sources
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National Commission for Museums and Monuments (Nigeria)
Federal Republic of Nigeria