àdìrẹ means 'tie and dye' in Yoruba but it has come to be used as an omnibus word for all indigo-dyed cloth.

This book describes for the first time the resist techniques and the methods of dyeing used in the preparation of the indigo patterned cloth of Yorubaland in Nigeria.

Good to know :

• Published in 1971 by the Institute of African Studies / University of Ibadan

• Edited by Jane Barbour & Doig Simmons

• 104 pages with B&W photos, line drawings, and textile detail images

• Texts are in English

• Good condition

• Extremely rare