Nigerian Textiles

#	Craft	Primary Material	Historical Context	Location (State)	Geopolitical Zone
1	Aṣọ-Òkè (Yoruba handwoven cloth)	Cotton (often with silk/lurex accents in modern variants)	Long-standing ceremonial and prestige cloth tradition; major production hub historically associated with Iseyin and wider Yoruba cloth-weaving centres.	Oyo	South West
2	Adire (Yoruba indigo resist-dyed cloth)	Cotton + natural indigo (traditionally); imported shirting cotton became common in the 20th c.	Major women-led textile craft; especially associated with Egba producers and the Abeokuta/Ibadan/Osogbo market networks.	Ogun	South West
3	Akwete cloth (Igbo women’s weaving)	Cotton; raffia; sisal/hemp (varies by product)	Named for Akwete (Ndoki); a recognised Igbo weaving tradition with distinctive motifs and a long local production history.	Abia	South East
4	Okene / Ebira cloth (Itinochi/Ita)	Cotton and/or rayon yarn (varies)	Ebira domestic weaving tradition centred around Okene as a historic trading hub for the cloth.	Kogi	North Central
5	Tiv A’nger textile	Cotton yarn (black/white strip-woven cloth)	Iconic Tiv handwoven textile strongly tied to cultural identity and ceremonial dress.	Benue	North Central
6	Kofar Mata indigo dyeing (Kano dye pits)	Cotton cloth + indigo dye	One of the best-documented long-running dyeing centres in Northern Nigeria; widely cited as operating since the late 15th century.	Kano	North West
7	Hausa hand-embroidery (garment embroidery tradition)	Cotton cloth + embroidery thread (cotton/silk)	Long-established Northern Nigerian decorative needlework used on garments; practiced in major urban craft centres (notably Kano).	Kano	North West
8	Ukara cloth (Ekpe society textile)	Cotton cloth, natural indigo dye	Ritual textile associated with Ekpe/Ngbe societies; used for governance, initiation, and status display	Cross River State	South South
9	Fulani embroidered textiles	Cotton cloth, embroidery thread (cotton, silk, synthetic)	Nomadic and pastoralist garment decoration tradition reflecting identity and mobility	Kano, Katsina, Sokoto States	North West
10	Kanuri woven mats and textiles	Reed, grass, plant fibers	Domestic and architectural textiles used for sleeping, prayer, and interiors in Sahelian households	Borno State	North East
11	Nupe woven cloth	Cotton, natural indigo dye	Courtly and trade textiles linked to Nupe emirates and trans-Saharan commerce	Niger State	North Central
12	Yoruba Ofi cloth	Cotton	Narrow-strip woven cloth used for everyday wrappers and garments; precursor to prestige Aṣọ-Òkè	Oyo, Osun States	South West