THE STUDY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION OF AKWETE CLOTH AND ITS ADAPTATION AS COSTUME FOR COLD WEATHER SITUATION IN NIGERIA
THE STUDY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION OF AKWETE CLOTH AND ITS ADAPTATION AS COSTUME FOR COLD WEATHER SITUATION IN NIGERIA
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1989-11
Authors
KUCHA, MARIA OJUMEZE I HEME
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Abstract
In t h i s study, the possible origin of Akwete cloth,
t h e m a t e r i a l s employed, and the technique of production
have been i n v e s t i g a t e d . The physical, a e s t h e t i c and
comfort p r o p e r t i e s of Akwete c l o t h have been studied
with a view to a s c e r t a i n i n g i t s s u i t a b i l i t y for the
design of costumes for cold weather s i t u a t i o n in
Nigeria.
The trends of current Nigerian fashion have been
used as a guide in the s e l e c t i o n of dress s t y l e s and
t o make dress p a t t e r n s in designing cold weather
garment.
The study was a s s i s t e d by the Use of a questionnaire,
based on s i r hypotheses (Appendix A1 and P. 10)
Afcwete c l o t h is woven on the v e r t i c a l loom by the
women of Akwete town of Igboland. The yarns used are
almost i n v a r i a b l y cotton. The Akwete c l o t h production
involves s i x s t a g e s - starching f drying, spinning, rolling,
threading the loom and cloth weaving.
AJcwete fabrics exhibit high resistance to
abrasion, which show them to be durable. The yarns
employed in their weaving show much higher weight per
unit length than those used for ordinary types of
cloth, e,g, shirting.
The air permeability of Akwete cloth is extremely
low, much lower than those of ordinary fabrics such as
shirting and d r i l l . Their high resistance to air flow
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recommends tine; as a suitable material for the
design of cold weather apparel.
The care and maintenance method for
Akwete cold weather constructed gament was
determined. The best result was observed with the
traditional (hand) washing method with cold water
and mild (bath) scar.
Description
THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE DEGREE
OF
M.A. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NOVEMBER, 1989
Keywords
TRADITIONAL,, CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION,, AKWETE CLOTH,, ADAPTATION,, COSTUME,, COLD WEATHER SITUATION,, NIGERIA.