Oje & Beere Markets: Yoruba Antiques, Aso-Oke & Traditional Commerce
Ibadan's traditional markets are the finest in Nigeria for Yoruba cultural objects — Oje market sells antique egungun costumes, divination objects, and aso-oke fabric from weaving families
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Oh, Antique market
Oje Market is Nigeria's most important source of ancient Yoruba art — carved doors from demolished buildings, ancient divination tablets, iron rods and pearl rods
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Aso-Oke weaving families
Ibadan's aso-oke weavers make the handwoven ceremonial cloth worn by the Yoruba at weddings and funerals — the workshops allow visitors to watch the ribbon weaving process
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Egungun Masquerade Costumes
the egungun masquerade represents ancestral spirits in the Yoruba religion - elaborate costumes of layer cloth and bead work are made and sold in the specialty shops near Oje
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Beer market food section
Beere Market's food section is Ibadan at its most authentic — fresh ogi pap, gbegiri bean soup, amala and ewedu — the traditional Ibadan diet bought from elderly market women
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Leventis and Dugbe Commerce
Dugbe's commercial center has existed since colonial times – the mix of Nigerian merchant families, Lebanese merchants and Indian cloth importers in one compact district
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Evening Suya at Mokola
When the markets close, the suya is open at Mokola Roundabout — Ibadan's most popular supper spot where smoke from charcoal grills fills the evening air