Waliu Fransisco separates tangled thread used for 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)