Adire Symbols

Adire symbols are the symbols traditionally made on Adire, a traditional Yoruba tie-dye fabric. The pictograms or pictographs on the indigo-dyed fabric represent proverbs, nature, and aspirations. The Adire symbols include: Ododo (flower), Olokun (wealth), Igi Iye (life tree) – symbolizing growth, Kọkọrọ (key), Sunbebe (royal beads), Ejo (snake) – symbolizing transformation, Odan (fig tree) – symbolizing life, Owo (cowries) – symbolizing wealth/money, and Dundun/Gangan (talking drums) – symbolizing festivity. These motifs, which usually vary from geometric shapes to animals and plants, convey relevant meaning from the Adire maker.

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