Friday, 17 June 2011

Drummers, poets, and master weavers: rhythm and structure in the design of Ewe “kente” cloths.

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Some African textile scholars have remarked on what they perceive to be affinities between aspects of African textile design and the use o...
Thursday, 16 June 2011

An exceptional early C20th Ewe “kente” cloth

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Although rather worn and missing a couple of strips this superb Ewe man’s cloth is exceptionally elaborate and finely woven and still look...

The 1/4 million euro weaver’s pulley….

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A Baule (Ivory Coast) weaver’s heddle pulley, collected in 1927, sold yesterday at Sotheby’s Paris for Euro 240,750.. more info and auctio...
Wednesday, 1 June 2011

The tripod loom in Sierra Leone

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Last week I was in Freetown and finally had an opportunity to see in action the distinctive tripod loom used by weavers of the Mende, Vai ...
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Thursday, 5 May 2011

“A behind the scenes look at Conversation Pieces: African Textiles from Barbara and Bill McCann’s Collection” by Carleton University Art Gallery curator Sandra Dyck

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“Commemoration and Education wall”, photo copyright Barbara McCann, please do not reproduce without permission. Click for a larger view. ...
Wednesday, 4 May 2011

A Dan Chief’s Robe at Sotheby’s 13 May 2011

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Lot 283A at Sotheby’s upcoming auction of African, Oceanic and pre-Columbian Art in New York on 13 May is this interesting robe, collecte...
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Sunday, 17 April 2011

Wearing African Textiles-part 6: an Ewe woman’s cloth

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Vintage postcard, “Fantee women”, mailed 1904. The Fante, who live along the coast of Ghana to the west of Accra, do not weave themselves,...