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                           EKE IDEMILI – IDEMILI PYTHONS

 Maliko this Spring Summer 2020 season draws inspiration from pythons in Idemili, South Central Nigeria. Exploring one of the traditions of the Idemili Origin and their strong bond to the life of the idemili Python. It is believed that whoever kills python in Idemili performs funeral for that python.

This collection was created by attentively studying the lifestyle, traditions and interaction of the Python in relation to the people of Idemili as a culturally sustainable practice.  The leather and color choices in this collection comes in many alternatives and combinations inspired by the python skin.

The Technique used in the crafting of soles strictly follow our aesthetics as artisanal brand carefully incorporating the definite shapes and interesting silhouettes as drawn from the interaction of these pythons with various objects around the community.