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This is a comprehensive look at the textiles of contemporary Africa. It includes essays on the hand-woven textiles of West Africa, applique and embroidery, the impact of European trade and the use of textiles as an art form.'
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The Art of African Textiles, published to accompany a pioneering Barbican Art Gallery exhibition for the Africa 95 season, examines textile design and manufacture across the African continent, with over 150 illustrations displaying the variety and inventiveness of the cloths produced. The reality of twentieth-century African textiles is as complex and inter-woven as the textiles themselves. This book reveals the new materials, images, technologies and demands that have enriched textiles in Africa over the last 150 years.
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The Art of African Textiles: Technology, Tradition and Lurex
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Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 0853317968
ISBN 13: 9780853317968
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Blue and orange illustrated wraps with white and orange lettering; 140 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in mostly color. Originally published in 1995. Published to accompany a major Barbican Art Gallery exhibition held Sept. 21 through Dec. 10, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-131). VG (small marker line on bottom text block, top text block stamped final sale. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Seller Inventory # 181883