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African
textiles introduction
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Loom types
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Loom types continued
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Raw materials
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Decorative techniques
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History
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Social Organisation
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Myth and religion
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Cloth and society
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Cloth and fashion
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Adinkra |
Adire |
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Robes
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Nigerian
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Asafo |
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Ewe |
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Indigo |
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Links
Weaving stories,
textile tales:
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Images of Jukun and Tiv weavers,
2002
2. "Images of
African Leadership" - a vintage postcards exhibit for Black
History Month 2003.
3. An African Quilt
4. A glimpse of weaving
in Burkina Faso. Some images from a recent trip.
5.
A. James: Studio Photography from Conakry
7.
Images of Power: African Presidents on Printed fabrics
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THE
FANTI, THE COMPANIES AND THE FLAGS OF THE ASAFO
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Federico Carmignani
Click
the image above to begin.
Use
the box below to search for information in our Resources section or
cloths for sale in our Gallery.
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News:
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1. Adire
Gallery
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Click here
to see list of recent updates. We will be collecting in Ghana shortly.
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Exhibitions
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The
Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End
September 30, 2008–March 29, 2009
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas—The Michael C.
Rockefeller Wing, 1st floor, Metropolitan Museum, New York
TxtStyles/Fashioning
Identity
June 11, 2008—December 8, 2008 National Museum of African Art,
Washington
Meditations
on African Art: Pattern
March 12 – August 17, 2008 Baltimore Museum of Art
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