Chapter 03 Pattern memory
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Named proverbs travel farther.

Across cooperative order notes, adire wrappers carrying text panels drew the strongest return inquiries after the first viewing.

Return inquiry rates by adire pattern family A bar chart showing proverb panel cloths with the highest return inquiry rate at 64.8 percent, ahead of Ibadan-dun grids, Olokun spirals, calabash scenes, stitch diamonds, and plain fields. RETURN INQUIRY RATE · WITHIN 90 DAYS Share of cloth inquiries that came back after a first viewing, grouped by pattern family. 64.8% PROVERB PANEL CLOTHS 60% 40% 20% 0 21.4% 34.2% 42.7% 46.8% 64.8% 39.5% Plain field Stitch diamond Olokun spiral Ibadan-dun grid Proverb panel Calabash scene