Dogon weaver in the village of Aouguine, Mali, September 2010. Koro Guindo spinning cotton thread, Aouguine, Mali, September 2010. B...

All these images are by one of my favourite of the early African studio photographers, A.James, active in Conakry circa 1900-1910. As far as...

The latest issue of Hali magazine (#171, Spring 2012 – available from www.hali.com ) has two worthwhile articles on aspects of African te...

Yoruba aso oke strips, circa 1900. Indigo dyed hand spun cotton with magenta silk from the trans-Saharan caravans……

Today I am showing a group of three rare women’s wrapper cloths from a sub-group of the Yoruba people of south western Nigeria.  The Igbom...

“Style Africa presents visitors with the changing traditions of woven, embroidered, printed and dyed clothing and textiles from West Afric...

In a post last month I looked at a series of early postcards by the African photographer Arkhurst showing images of women’s dress and hair s...