An Update of Weavers Technical Skill and Woven Designs in South Western Nigeria

Emidun Olugbenga Benjamin; Akinrujomu Olujoke Stella

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An Update of Weavers Technical Skill and Woven Designs in South Western Nigeria

Emidun Olugbenga Benjamin, Akinrujomu Olujoke Stella

Published in American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 14 May 2021 Accepted: 29 May 2021 Published: 3 September 2021

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The thrust of this paper is to assess an update of weavers’ technical skills in relation to their woven designs in South-Western Nigeria. Among many traditional handcrafts that feature in Nigerian Art Industry, weaving seems to be the most prominent and the most consistent. Available loom types and accessories as observed in use in many weaving locations in South-Western Nigeria virtually possess identical structures and features. However, technical skill of weavers differs characteristically as are reflected in varied nomenclature of fabric’s textural and structural patterns and designs, with weavers struggling to manipulate the ‘crudity’ of their tools to the technical advantage of the aesthetic appearance of woven designs. Unstructured questionnaires in Likert Scale sample was used for frequency distribution of variables, and the woven fabrics collected from the study area were subjected to visual/aesthetic description referring to appropriate circumstances surrounding production. The need to re-assess weavers’ technical skill in South-Western Nigeria arises because of the changing phases of consumers aesthetic tastes and preferences, and the need to increase production at the speed commensurate to the demand of users. These need-driven values tend to generate spontaneous traditional symbolic designs and motifs suitable to re-awaken socio-cultural consciousness of consumers.

Published in	American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajmie.20210604.11
Page(s)	43-49
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Textural Patterns, Structural Patterns, Aesthetic Tastes, Contemporary Patterning, Aso-oke Woven Cloth

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Emidun Olugbenga Benjamin

Department of Industrial Design, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Akinrujomu Olujoke Stella

Department of Fine and Entrepreneurial Arts, School of Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria

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Emidun Olugbenga Benjamin; Akinrujomu Olujoke Stella. An Update of Weavers Technical Skill and Woven Designs in South Western Nigeria. Am. J. Mech. Ind. Eng. 2021, 6(4), 43-49. doi: 10.11648/j.ajmie.20210604.11

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