| 词条 | Aso Oke |
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Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: Așǫ oke, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-loomed cloth woven by the Yoruba people of west Africa Aso oke means "top cloth" in the English language, denoting cloth of high status.[1] Usually woven by men, the fabric is used to make men's gowns, called Agbada, women's wrappers, called iro, and men's hats, called fila. Aso oke is from the Yoruba culture in Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Lagos, and Osun States in southwestern Nigeria and Ajase in southeastern Benin RepublicThe way of making the cloth has remained the same for centuries, however new techniques and production methods have been looked into to eliminate the weight and thickness of the Aso oke cloth, and to make it more accessible for casual wear. Types of aso okeOther ways that designers have made this old traditional cloth become more modern is to "structurally manipulate and combine animal and floral motifs into definite shapes of grids and geometry, suitable for computer design applications." The basis of more traditional motifs would have originated from fables and folklore.
Aso oke fabric is often worn with aran, a brown velvet with concentric designs. Yoruba women's garmentWhen people speak of an aso oke, they are usually referring to the traditional Yoruba women's garment, which consists of four parts:
Formal wearYorubas around the world wear aso oke fabric for special occasions, including holidays, weddings, funerals and chieftain title ceremonies. All followers of the Yoruba religion also wear aso oke fabrics and hats. See also
References1. ^"Introduction to Aso oke", The African Waistcoat Company. 2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Bankole Ojo|first=Emmanuel|date=Spring 2007|title=Printing Contemporary Handwoven Fabrics (Aso-Oke) in Southwestern Nigeria|url=|journal=Design Issues|volume=23|pages=31–39}} 3. ^{{Cite journal|last=Agbadudu|first=A.B.|date=2006|title=Aso-Oke: a Nigerian classic style and fashion fabric|url=|journal=Journal of Fashion and Marketing and Management|volume=10|pages=97–113|via=Emerald}} External links
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