Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Mossi indigo wrapper cloths
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Indigo has been on my mind a lot recently. I finally got around to reading Jenny Balfour-Paul’s classic book Indigo in the Arab World (Rou...
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Minimal #7: Yoruba women’s weave, trans-Saharan trade silk and wild silk.
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More from an occasional series of posts that will highlight some rare West African textiles where the elaboration and complexity of design...
Minimal #6: Yoruba women’s weave wild silk wrapper cloth.
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More from an occasional series of posts that will highlight some rare West African textiles where the elaboration and complexity of design...
Minimal #5–Yoruba women’s weave indigo wrapper cloth.
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More from an occasional series of posts that will highlight some rare West African textiles where the elaboration and complexity of design...
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Boubous tilbi – embroidered robes from Mali
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“Boubou tilbi form the most noble, and at the same time the most autonomous, artisanal tradition, in the two ancient cities of Mali, Jenne...
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Bazin de Bamako – at the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles, Clermont-Ferrand
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Organized by author/filmmaker Patricia Gérimont, the Malian dyer Sanata Magassa presented her remarkable fabrics at the recent festival, a...
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Toile de la vie–Tissus d’Afrique de l’Ouest: new exhibition in Quebec.
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