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How to read African textiles /

"Across the African continent, handwoven cloth and clothing have historically been labor-intensive creations deeply embedded in local and regional value systems. These fabrics could be endlessly adapted to communal and individual needs, variously serving to clothe the body, divide architectural...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giuntini, Christine (Author), Peruski, Jenny (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2025]
Series:How to read (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)) ; [13]
Subjects:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) > Catalogs.
Textile fabrics > Africa > Catalogs.
Textile crafts > Africa > Catalogs.
Textile fabrics > New York (State) > New York > Catalogs.
Textiles et tissus > Afrique > Catalogues.
Textiles et tissus > New York (État) > New York > Catalogues.
Textile fabrics
Africa
Crafts.
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Catalogues.
Table of Contents:
  • Director's foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note to the reader
  • Map
  • Introduction
  • Western Sahel
  • West African coastal forests
  • Central Africa
  • East Africa
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • Glossary
  • Index