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Adire
Adire is a Yoruba resist-dyed textile tradition associated particularly with southwestern Nigeria. Artisans create patterns on cloth before dyeing it with indigo, using methods that include tying, stitching, folding, stenciling, or applying a cassava-starch resist that blocks the dye. Adire textiles feature geometric, figurative, and named motifs and are made for clothing, household use, ceremonia...
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Batik
Batik is a textile-decoration process in which wax is applied to selected areas of cloth so they resist subsequent dyeing. Repeated cycles of waxing, dyeing, and wax removal can produce layered colors and intricate patterns, using hand-drawn tools, stamps, or both. The practice is especially associated with Java and wider Indonesian cultural traditions, and UNESCO added Indonesian batik to its Rep...
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