Adire African Textiles
Thursday, 19 November 2015

Kongo: Power and Majesty–the blog

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Some especially interesting comments on textile use by the eminent historian Phyllis M.Martin. “Kristen Windmuller-Luna: In your essay ...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Cloth of the month: A rare variant form of Asante adinkra.

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ADK071 -   This is the best example I have seen of a very rare variant of woven ground adinkra cloth, as distinct from typical adinkra tha...
Saturday, 7 November 2015

"Made of Straw of Rare Beauty": Kongo Textiles in Renaissance European Collections

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Interesting blog post on the Kongo textiles at the Met exhibition by British Museum curator Dora Thornton here
Tuesday, 20 October 2015

A Jukun court official, Wukari, Nigeria

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Rare view of  a Jukun court official in his elaborate strip woven cloth. Date and photographer unknown. Source: @artnewsafrica
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Thursday, 15 October 2015

African Textiles: the Karun Thakar Collection

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My new book, out now. African Textiles: the Karun Thakar Collection , (Prestel), available now from good bookstores and the usual sources....
Saturday, 10 October 2015

Indigo Details

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Mossi strip weave, Burkina Faso. Yoruba stitch-resist adire, Nigeria, 1960s. Strip weave, Niger, mid C20th. Hausa stri...

Exhibition: “West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song” at the British Library.

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An exhibition of literature and music – from the great African empires of the Middle Ages to the cultural dynamism of West Africa today ...
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Duncan Clarke
London
Adire African Textiles is a small London based gallery dedicated solely to exploring the vintage textile traditions of sub-Saharan Africa. We work with a network of partners throughout West Africa to source exceptional museum quality textiles for clients that include leading museums worldwide, private collectors, and interior designers.
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