Cloth That Does Not Die: The Meaning of Cloth in Bunu Social Life

Author: Elisha Renne Category: Book Publisher: Seattle: University of Washington Press Published: 1995 Tags: Cover image |

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The Bunu Yoruba people of central Nigeria mark every critical juncture in an individual’s life, from birthing ceremonies to funeral celebrations, with handwoven cloth. The author explains how and why this is so and discusses why handwoven cloth is still valued although it is rarely woven in Bunu villages today. Available on Amazon – $50.11 hbk

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