Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Updates on our website today – vintage Yoruba textiles
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Click pictures for description and larger view. C19th indigo cotton and magenta silk Very rare C19th woman’s wrapper cloth Uni...
Sunday, 6 June 2010
Wearing African Textiles – part one of an occasional series
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Vintage postcard, circa 1920s – “Costume, S. Vincente, Cabo Verde.” Vintage indigo dyed text...
Monday, 31 May 2010
A Wolof weaver on Goree island, 1844
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Although this sketch in the French National Archives is not the earliest depiction of a West African weaver it is exceptionally detailed ...
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Fante Asafo Flags at Christie’s Paris, June 15th.
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LOT 60 , SALE 5599 , PARIS Estimate: €4,000 - €6,000 ($4,922 - $7,383) L...
Friday, 14 May 2010
Weaving Dreams: Tracing Cotton and Fashion in Africa
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An interesting video by Amanda Martinez traces links between African fashion designers, the struggles of the Malian cotton industry and exce...
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Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Legacy in Cloth: Batak Textiles
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This massive and wonderful book on the weaving of the Batak peoples of Sumatra sets a new standard for the documentation of the textile h...
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Monday, 12 April 2010
Some updates on our website today
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Click pictures for description and larger view. Rare Asante silk kente Rare Dioula cloth from Ivory Coast Baule woman’s cloth ...
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