IMPACT OF TEXTILE FRILLS ON THE EQUESTRIAN THRILLS AT OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL
- Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Nigeria.
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Equestrian figures are an integral part of Ojude – Oba festival which is celebrated annually in Ijebu – Ode, Southwestern Nigeria, in commemoration of the introduction of Islam into the town. The horses which are colourfully decorated with textile materials to the level of art lend excitement to the festival, as the riders display their equestrian prowess in a parade to the delight of onlookers at the festival. While many are enthralled by the kaleidoscope of colours and the entertaining display, the impact of textiles in bringing this to the fore is downplayed, and lost to the onlookers and as a result has up to now not been given a scholastic study. This study, a descriptive appraisal of Ojude - Oba festival, through personal participatory observation, consultation of few available literature materials, oral interviews and pictorial imagery, brings to the fore the role of textiles in the colourful display of equestrian figures at Ojude – Oba.
[Margaret Olugbemisola Areo (2016); IMPACT OF TEXTILE FRILLS ON THE EQUESTRIAN THRILLS AT OJUDE OBA FESTIVAL Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Sep). 2197-2204] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
