Nigeria

Nigeria gathers Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and many peoples, with deep textile, music, bronze and festival traditions.

Textile & dress Music & dance Crafts Spirituality & rites Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Adire resist dyeing

Adire resist dyeing

Yoruba women pattern indigo cloth by tying, stitching and starch-painting resists.

Textile & dress

Dùndún talking drum

Dùndún talking drum

The hourglass dùndún drum bends pitch to mimic the tones of Yoruba speech.

Benin bronze casting

Benin bronze casting

Edo guild casters of Benin City work lost-wax brass plaques and royal heads.

Ifá divination

Ifá divination

Babalawo priests read the Ifá oral corpus through palm nuts and a divining tray.

Spirituality & rites

Jollof rice cooking

Jollof rice cooking

Rice is cooked in a spiced tomato and pepper base for a prized party dish.