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The two Yoruba loom traditions and who works them, the named prestige cloths, the full range of adire resist-dyeing and the indigo behind it, the industry's collapse in the 1930s and its revival, and why everyone at a Nigerian wedding is dressed alike.

A technical and social study of adìrẹ, Yoruba indigo resist-dyed cloth, covering the resist techniques and their makers, indigo chemistry, named designs, the regional schools of Abẹ́òkúta, Ìbàdàn and Òṣogbo, and the twentieth-century revival led by Nike Davies-Okundaye and the contemporary market.

How contemporary Nigerian designers rework aṣọ òkè, adìrẹ and Ankará into global fashion, the Lagos runway infrastructure that supports them, and the authenticity debates their work sits inside.

An analysis of the biochemical and chemical mechanisms governing traditional West African indigo dyeing, from glucoside hydrolysis and alkaline vat fermentation to atmospheric oxidation.

An examination of contemporary Yoruba textile production, tracing artisanal weaving in Iseyin and Oyo, resist-dyeing in Abeokuta and Osogbo, import competition, and modern design revivals.

A comprehensive scholarly reference on adìrẹ eléko, the Yorùbá cassava-starch resist dyeing technique, covering its materials, chemistry, named master patterns, historical development, documented artists, museum collections, and archival debates.

Technical processes, material substrates, gender dynamics, and museum histories of Yoruba raffia-tied and needle-stitched indigo resist textiles.

The botanical, chemical, and socioeconomic structures of traditional Yoruba indigo fermentation dyeing, resist techniques, and guild organization.

An examination of Yoruba textile production, encompassing cotton fibre preparation, horizontal narrow-strip loom engineering, and the biochemistry of anaerobic indigo vat fermentation.

A guide to distinguishing four commonly conflated West African textiles by production technique, raw material, historical emergence, and social function.