Alagbede Notebooks

Description

FEATURES

Material: Vegetable-tanned cow leather exterior, imported fuchsia paper interior, tree bark/wood leading page
Size: 13.5cm x 9cm x 1.5cm / 5.3” x 3.5” x 0.5”
60 pages
Smyth-sewn binding
Hand-stitched closing flap
Minku stamp on back

Made in Nigeria
Ships from Spain

Why it’s special…

The Alagbẹdẹ notebook by Minku Atelier pays homage to Nigerian cultural history. Designer Kunmi Otitoju draws inspiration from eighteen copper-alloy busts dating back to 1300 C.E. that were unearthed in Ife, a West African kingdom. The sculptures, representing the Ooni (ruler) of Ife, featured scarification (lines) and holes for attaching hair and moustache and these markings have been reproduced as lines and dots on the covers of the notebooks.