The art of African textiles
technology, tradition, and lurex
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Author
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- Becker, Rayda. - Contributor
- Barbican Art Gallery. - Contributor
Publication
1995 - Barbican Art Gallery, London, England
Language
English
Alternate Titles
- African textiles
Description
The Art of African Textiles, published to accompany a pioneering Barbican Art Gallery exhibition for the Africa 95 season, examines textile design and manufacture across the African continent, with over 150 illustrations displaying the variety and inventiveness of the cloths produced. The reality of twentieth-century African textiles is as complex and inter-woven as the textiles themselves. This book reveals the new materials, images, technologies and demands that have. Enriched textiles in Africa over the last 150 years.
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