A man walks past finished aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, 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)

Lukman Oladejo weaves aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at his home workshopin 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)

A man tries to arrange 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)

People weave aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Ajumose weaving workshop Oke Oja 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)

People arrange finished aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, in a store 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)

A man weaves aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Ajumose weaving workshop Oke Oja 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)

Lukman Oladejo tries to fold a finished aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Ajumose weaving workshop Oke Oja 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)

A general view of finished aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, starked in a store 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)