Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa

Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa
Author :
Publisher : British museum Press
Total Pages : 92
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015054271484
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa by : John Gillow

Download or read book Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa written by John Gillow and published by British museum Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a visual feast, illustrating the richness and diversity of the African textile tradition, and providing designers at all levels with inspiration for their own work. Over 30 textiles from The British Museum's renowned collection are explored in detail: magnificent blue-and-white, indigo-resist-dyed cloths from West Africa; multi-coloured, tie-dyed and woven North African textiles; "mud cloths" from Mali; the unique wrap-striped weaves and ikats from Madagascar; "adinkra" block-print and painted "caligraphy" cloths from Ghana; and the "adire" cloths from Yorubaland


Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa Related Books

Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa
Language: en
Pages: 92
Authors: John Gillow
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: British museum Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a visual feast, illustrating the richness and diversity of the African textile tradition, and providing designers at all levels with inspiration fo
African Wax Print
Language: en
Pages: 79
Authors: Magie Relph
Categories: Cerography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Essential Art of African Textiles
Language: en
Pages: 74
Authors: Alisa LaGamma
Categories: Textile fabrics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

African Textiles
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: John Gillow
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-09 - Publisher: Chronicle Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Traces a boy's journey across India as he searches for a sacred buffalo bell stolen from his tribe.
Isishweshwe
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Juliette Leeb-du Toit
Categories: Chintz
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The cross-cultural usage of a particular cloth type called 'blueprint' is central to South African cultural history. Known locally as seshoeshoe or isishweshwe,