A man loops bundle of thread used for aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Oke Ola workshop in Iseyin on March 17, 2026. Demand for the aso-oke fabric has recently soared at home and abroad, boosted by Nigerians in the diaspora and the rising global popularity of the country's fashion and music culture. Yet the artisans making it are resisting mechanisation, insisting that handweaving is what makes it unique. (Photo by TOYIN ADEDOKUN / AFP via Getty Images)