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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dc.contributor.authorKUCHA, MARIA OJUMEZE I HEME
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-19T11:13:32Z
dc.date.available2014-02-19T11:13:32Z
dc.date.issued1989-11
dc.descriptionTHESIS 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, 1989en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 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 vi 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2135
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL,en_US
dc.subjectCONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectAKWETE CLOTH,en_US
dc.subjectADAPTATION,en_US
dc.subjectCOSTUME,en_US
dc.subjectCOLD WEATHER SITUATION,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA.en_US
dc.titleTHE STUDY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION OF AKWETE CLOTH AND ITS ADAPTATION AS COSTUME FOR COLD WEATHER SITUATION IN NIGERIAen_US
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