Saturday, 16 July 2011

West African Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection now online…

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Men’s wrapper cloth, Abron or Koulango peoples, Bondoukou region, Ivory Coast, circa 1900 (Photo from www.karuncollection.com ) The Summ...
Wednesday, 13 July 2011

An exceptional C19th Yoruba aso oke cloth

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This classic style of nineteenth century Yoruba aso oke cloth involved the alternation of a simple warp striped strip with a second design...
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. ...