Artisan Ojo Obaniyi, wrapped the entire vehicle – seats, dashboard, and steering wheel – in raffia fibre. The weaver, who has 20 years of experience weaving raffia palm cane, said, “I wanted to prove a point that it is not only the educated elite that can make positive changes in society,” Obaniyi told Ventures Africa.
Obaniyi who has made this car is a 40 year old man. His workshop is in Ibadan in southwest Nigeria. Don’t think this car doesn’t use fuel. It works like any other car. Nigerians use this fiber to make mats, baskets and other useful products.
Artisan Ojo Obaniyi, at work on his hand-woven car
The vehicle is fully operational and also serves as an ingenious way of advertising his raffia palm cane weaving services.
The Worlds first hand-woven car refueling at a gas station.
