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African textiles introduction
| 1. Loom types | |
| 2. Loom types continued | |
| 3. Raw materials | |
| 4. Decorative techniques | |
| 5. History | |
| 6. Social Organisation | |
| 7. Myth and religion | |
| 8. Cloth and society | |
| 9. Cloth and fashion | |
| Click on the pictures here to learn about different cloth types | |
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Adinkra |
Adire |
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Robes |
Nigerian women |
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Asafo |
Aso oke |
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Bogolan |
Ewe |
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Francophone |
Indigo |
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Kente |
Kuba |
Weaving stories, textile tales:
1. 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
6. THE FANTI, THE COMPANIES AND THE FLAGS OF THE ASAFO by Federico Carmignani
7. Images of Power: African Presidents on Printed fabrics
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New African Textiles blog launched - click here to view. Subscribe for updates on new publications, exhibitions and occasional commentaries. "THE CLOTH OF BONDOUKOU" by Duncan Clarke
Article by me in HALI magazine #157 Autumn 2008 documents an important and newly discovered tradition from the Ghana/Ivory Coast border. See our selection for sale here magazine copies available from www.Hali.com Use the box below to search for information in our Resources section or cloths for sale in our Gallery.
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