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Nigeria’s Trendy Handwoven Fabric Makers Push Back Against Automation

Nigeria’s Trendy Handwoven Fabric Makers Push Back Against Automation

In Iseyin, a quiet town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded corners beneath trees, narrow alleys and makeshift sheds hum with life. These humble spaces double as workshops for *aso-oke*, a richly textured handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba people. Demand for the fabric has surged both locally and internationally, driven by the diaspora and the global...