TOPIC : CRAFT

TOPIC : CRAFT
Craft can be defined as an ancient traditional practice and product produced wih knowledge, skills and civilization. It can also be said to mean the use of our hands to bring out creatively a beautiful work of art.
Craft works includes, textile prints, basketry, embroidery, leatherworks, blacksmithing, calabash decoration, metal works, mat weaving, etc.
CRAFTS AREAS PRACTICED IN NIGERIA
Pottery Abuja and Ilorin
Calabash decoration Oyo
Pit dyeing Kano
Cloth weaving Iseyin (Aso Oke)
Leather work Northern Nigeria
Metal work Awka
Raffia Cane Chair Ikot Ekpere
Cassava resist dyeing (Adire) Abeokuta
Indigo dyeing Oshogbo
Bead work Bida