Adire

アディレ / 19th century– / Technique / Textile Traditions

The indigo resist cloth of Yoruba women: raffia ties and cassava-paste painting and stenciling reserve white patterns against deep indigo, weaving proverbs and signs into the contrast.

Indigo-and-white resist patterns / Cassava-paste hand painting / Grid-divided imagery / A sign system holding proverbs

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Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
the dyers of Abeokuta / the olokun pattern / revival in contemporary fashion

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