One of the best ways to learn about African textiles is by close study of a range of examples. In this section we have posted for research and reference interest an archive of images of many hundreds of cloths we have sold over the past years. Click on any icon or text link below to go to a slideshow or album view of the cloths in the section of your choice.
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Adire: the celebrated indigo resist-dyed cloths of the Yoruba from Nigeria |
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Asafo Flags: spectacular appliqué flags of the Fante people from coastal Ghana |
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Ewe: beautiful narrow-strip "kente" cloths from the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. |
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Francophone West Africa - Côte D'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Togo, etc. |
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Gowns: hand-embroidered ceremonial robes, mainly of the Yoruba and Hausa from Nigeria |
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Kente: the famous silk strip woven cloth of the Ashanti kingdom in Ghana. |
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Nigeria Part One: narrow strip cloths of the Yoruba and other Nigerian male weavers. |
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Nigeria Part Two: broad loom cloths woven by Nigerian women. |