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  • Aso Oke: The Cloth That Wove a Civilization

    Aso Oke: The Cloth That Wove a Civilization

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    Collins Duru
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    There are fabrics, and then there are fabrics that carry memory. Some textiles clothe the body; others clothe history. In Nigeria, few materials embody this uniqueness as powerfully as Aso Oke a handwoven cloth whose threads bind together ancestry, power, ceremony, and today’s fashion imagination. More than fabric, Aso Oke is an archive of kingdoms and gender…