Designing dynamism : Kuba textiles from the D R Congo, the Wesley Mancini collection /

"The textile designs of the Kuba people of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo are outstanding examples of dynamic pattern design and inventive textile technologies. The historic textiles were made for tribute, funerary offerings, and ceremonial attire, expressing wealth and status, by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Moraga, Vanessa Drake (Author), Burks, Stephen, 1969- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Mint Museum (Charlotte, N.C.)
Other Authors:	Carlano, Annie (Editor), Herman, Todd A. (writer of foreword.), Smeltzer, Joel (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lewes : GILES, 2026.
Subjects:	Art, Kuba > Exhibitions. Textile crafts > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Exhibitions. Kuba (African people) > Exhibitions. Art kuba > Expositions. Kuba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Expositions. exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Catalogues d'exposition.

Table of Contents:

Forward / Todd A Herman, PhD
Patterns of Influence. Kuba textile art as inspiration in 20th century design / Vanessa Drake Moraga
Designing Dynamism: The Past, Present, and Future of Kuba / Stephen Burks