Now on at the CONSERVATOIRE DES ARTS ET MÉTIERS DE L'ÉLÉGANCE (CAMEE) at 226 rue Khalifa Ababacar Sy, Saint-Louis. Thank you to Mai Diop of Atelier Tesss for the photos.
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- Duncan Clarke
- London
- Adire African Textiles is a small London based gallery dedicated solely to exploring the vintage textile traditions of sub-Saharan Africa. We work with a network of partners throughout West Africa to source exceptional museum quality textiles for clients that include leading museums worldwide, private collectors, and interior designers.
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Most of these designs are quite different from the 4-knives or 8-knives patterns. Is this due to modern innovation or to locality? Do these designd have significance other than "pretty".
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