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<p>Created page with &quot;{| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; ! # ! Craft ! Primary Material ! Historical Context ! Location (State) ! Geopolitical Zone |- | 1 | <a href="/wiki/Akwete_Basketry/" title="Akwete Basketry">Akwete Basketry</a> | Raffia, palm fronds | Developed alongside Akwete weaving traditions; used for storage and trade | Abia | South East |- | 2 | <a href="/wiki/Ibibio_Basketry/" title="Ibibio Basketry">Ibibio Basketry</a> | Raffia, cane, palm leaves | Traditionally produced for farming, fishing, and household storage | Akwa Ibom | South South |- | 3 | <a href="/wiki/Tiv_Basketry/" title="Tiv Basketry">Tiv Basketry</a> | Guinea grass, palm fibers |...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! #<br /> ! Craft<br /> ! Primary Material<br /> ! Historical Context<br /> ! Location (State)<br /> ! Geopolitical Zone<br /> |-<br /> | 1<br /> | [[Akwete Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, palm fronds<br /> | Developed alongside Akwete weaving traditions; used for storage and trade<br /> | Abia<br /> | South East<br /> |-<br /> | 2<br /> | [[Ibibio Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, cane, palm leaves<br /> | Traditionally produced for farming, fishing, and household storage<br /> | Akwa Ibom<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 3<br /> | [[Tiv Basketry]]<br /> | Guinea grass, palm fibers<br /> | Essential to agrarian Tiv society for grain storage and transport<br /> | Benue<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 4<br /> | [[Kanuri Basketry]]<br /> | Date palm fibers, doum palm<br /> | Used in trans-Saharan trade and desert agriculture<br /> | Borno<br /> | North East<br /> |-<br /> | 5<br /> | [[Ijaw Fishing Basketry]]<br /> | Mangrove palm, cane<br /> | Developed for riverine fishing and trapping in the Niger Delta<br /> | Bayelsa<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 6<br /> | [[Urhobo Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, cane<br /> | Produced for market trade and domestic storage in Delta communities<br /> | Delta<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 7<br /> | [[Igbo Ukwu Basketry]]<br /> | Palm fronds, bamboo<br /> | Associated with ancient Igbo-Ukwu material culture and trade<br /> | Anambra<br /> | South East<br /> |-<br /> | 8<br /> | [[Yoruba Market Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, cane, bamboo<br /> | Integral to market commerce; widely used by traders<br /> | Oyo<br /> | South West<br /> |-<br /> | 9<br /> | [[Nupe Basketry]]<br /> | Guinea corn stalks, palm fibers<br /> | Historically linked to Nupe riverine trade and agriculture<br /> | Niger<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 10<br /> | [[Gwari Basketry]]<br /> | Grass, palm fibers<br /> | Used for farming, grain storage, and domestic purposes<br /> | Niger<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 11<br /> | [[Jukun Basketry]]<br /> | Bamboo, palm fronds<br /> | Produced for ritual use and agricultural storage<br /> | Taraba<br /> | North East<br /> |-<br /> | 12<br /> | [[Efik Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, cane<br /> | Used in trade networks and domestic storage along the Cross River<br /> | Cross River<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 13<br /> | [[Hausa Grain Basketry]]<br /> | Millet stalks, grass<br /> | Essential for grain storage in Sahelian agricultural systems<br /> | Kano<br /> | North West<br /> |-<br /> | 14<br /> | [[Fulani Nomadic Basketry]]<br /> | Grass, leather accents<br /> | Portable containers suited to pastoral nomadic lifestyles<br /> | Sokoto<br /> | North West<br /> |-<br /> | 15<br /> | [[Edo Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, cane<br /> | Produced for palace supply systems and urban markets in Benin Kingdom<br /> | Edo<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 16<br /> | [[Igala Basketry]]<br /> | Palm fibers, bamboo<br /> | Used for yam storage and riverine trade<br /> | Kogi<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 17<br /> | [[Ekoi Basketry]]<br /> | Cane, palm leaves<br /> | Used in farming and ritual contexts in forest communities<br /> | Cross River<br /> | South South<br /> |-<br /> | 18<br /> | [[Berom Basketry]]<br /> | Grass, bamboo<br /> | Used for grain storage in Plateau highlands<br /> | Plateau<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 19<br /> | [[Angas Basketry]]<br /> | Palm fibers, grass<br /> | Traditional storage and transport containers for farming communities<br /> | Plateau<br /> | North Central<br /> |-<br /> | 20<br /> | [[Idoma Basketry]]<br /> | Raffia, bamboo<br /> | Produced for domestic use and regional trade<br /> | Benue<br /> | North Central<br /> |}</div>

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