Textile Art in Dressing the Head: The Convergence and Departure in Effutu Head Adornment Culture.

Abstract:

This study investigates the Textile arts in dressing the head: the convergence and departure in ‘Effutu’ head adornment culture. The study highlights on the material culture, the historical and aesthetic considerations related to the head adornments in the culture area. Through ethnographic research design, the study qualitatively analysed the visual, sociocultural character of selected head dress and documented the role of textile art in the head adornment culture of ‘Effutu’ . In the study, participant’s observation and interview (purposive expert) were adopted for the collection of needed data. Participants for the study comprised selected members within the community who were purposefully sampled. The motivation of the study is to add to the literature of traditional textile art practice. Findings revealed that there are simple to complex fabric decoration techniques in the head dressing culture of the ‘Effutu’ head adornment. It was also brought to bear that the source materials and techniques from the headdress can be used in the textile fabric decoration experiential studio practices for learning of range of textile art techniques for teaching and learning.