In this ASMR video, watch and listen as Senior Textile Conservator Susana Fajardo works on a pair of colourful raffia leg wraps. These were part of a costume worn by a dancer from the Adzido Pan African Dance Company between 1999 – 2001.
ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response – a pleasant tingling sensation beginning on the scalp and moving down the neck, which can be triggered by a delicate or satisfying auditory or visual experience.
These leg wraps appeared in Adzido's 1999 – 2001 production, Sankofa, where the Adzogbo dance which originates from Benin, West Africa, was used as the show's finale.
![7-part costume for a dancer of the Adzogbo in Benin featuring green, yellow and red striped raffia leg wraps which fall from above the knees.](https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/06/29/10/26/13/5fceafee-28c7-4af0-9045-0c58fb75e8ca/Adzido-full-img.jpg)
Watch as Susana tidies up the strands of brightly coloured raffia, separating the front and back sections whilst gently untangling knots so that the costume can be displayed on a mannequin.