There’s a meaningful intersection when that happens.” A handwoven, framed, vintage textile made by the Yoruba people of Nigeria dates to the sort of garments worn in the early to mid-1900s.

Yoruba art, with its bold colors and patterns, has played a huge role in shaping global fashion. Its vibrant textiles and ...

Austin finds yet another parallel with Greece in regard to Yoruba textiles, for as the chiton, the tunic-like garment of the Greeks, augmented the body during performance, so do the Yoruba togas ...

Fashioning Modernity presents a selection of Nigerian textiles, beads, and related photographs in the Museum’s collections. Yoruba textiles—notably àdìrẹ and aṣọ òkè cloths—have become iconic markers ...

Africa 's textile heritage is a colorful tapestry of history, culture, and artistry. The continent's diverse textile techniques, passed down generations, reflect cultural identities of various ...

Her paintings, bead work and textile art, are on showcase for an exhibition at the Hotel InterContinental’s lobby, restaurant, corridors, business centre and lounge.

Eniloa Dawodu, a British-born Nigerian textile artist, costume designer and cultural archivist, will discuss her exhibition, “Punctures: Textiles in Digital and Material Time,” at its opening on Nov.

This journey has also allowed Omuku to consider how her artmaking could merge with her Nigerian culture by learning “how to prepare the surface for painting while still honouring the textile ...

Her paintings, bead work and textile art, are on showcase for an exhibition at the Hotel InterContinental’s lobby, restaurant, corridors, business centre and lounge.