Author

Contributions

  • Becker, Rayda. - Contributor
  • Barbican Art Gallery. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Barbican Art Gallery, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

35,000 words, Guess

Page Count

140 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL560203M
  • ISBN-100853316821
  • OCLC Control Number34052769
  • Library of Congress Control Number96143780
  • LibraryThing4458360
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  • Goodreads4750822

Classifications

  • DDC746.096
  • LCCNK8987 .P53 1995

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.

Subjects

Topics

Textile designTextile fabricsTextile fabrics, africaTextile design -- Africa.Textile fabrics -- Africa.

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