Dear Sola, Thank you for your feedback. Actually, the term Aṣọ òkè dates back to the 15th century, when there was neither Lagos, Lagos Colony, nor Lagos State: Aṣọ òkè is originally Aṣọ Aṣọ òfi and was indigenous to the Oyo Empire, specifically around modern-day Ișeyin, now in Oyo State. Initially, the Jebu (now known as Ijebu) sold a cloth known as Ikaki to the Portuguese. The Izon (Ijaw) also bought Ikaki and resold it to the Eboe (now Igbo), who call it Akwete cloth because it entered Eboe territory through that town. Along the way, and probably because they could not meet Portuguese demand due to Ikaki, they introduced them to Aṣọ òfi. The term Aṣọ òkè came about because the Jebu had to go upcountry (òkè) to get the Aṣọ òfi, hence the nickname Aṣọ òkè, meaning cloth from upcountry (Oyo). I just returned from Brazil, and Aṣọ òkè is still used there by Black and White Brazilians, and is fairly common. In Brazil, Aṣọ òkè is known as Pano Da Costa. In some other parts of Brazil, it is called Alaká or Pano-de-alaká. Brazilians mostly use Aṣọ òkè or Pano Da Costa for Ifá divination. Many Nigerians don't know that Nigeria is not the nation with the largest number of devotees of Ifá Traditional African religion. Brazil has more Ifá devotees than Nigeria. It is not even close! The only major difference is that many (not all) Brazilians combine Ifá with Catholicism and call it Umbanda or Candomblé. But they still revere all the Òrìṣà, including Ògún, Ṣàngó, Èṣù (whom some Christians erroneously think is the devil or Satan), Yèmọja and all the other Òrìṣà in the Lukumi Yoruba Pantheon of gods, along with the Head Creator Elédùmarè, Whom they call Olodumare. In Lukumi theology, there are many Òrìṣà, just as there are many angels, but there is only One Indivisible God known as Elédùmarè, the Oritse (Ori meaning head, and Tse meaning to create, hence Oritise means Head Creator) is the One True God. Thanks again, Sola, and may God bless you. Bemigho Reno Omokri