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Owo

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Owo (ō`wō), city (1987 est. pop. 147,000), S Nigeria. It is primarily a farming and commercial city, located in an area producing cacao, cotton, and timber. Owo was the capital of a Yoruba Yoruba (yō`r
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 state of the same name that was founded in the 14th cent. Owo came under British rule in 1893.


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In two related essays, Tunde Akinwumi and Aretha Asakitikpi address ritual textile use in religious societies of the town of Owo and the interplay of gender roles in the production, commissioning and display of cloth.
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The Fagg Archive is of great value in furthering the understanding of Yoruba history and culture and in helping to define the chronology of the art of Benin, Owo, and Ife.
 
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