African Textiles: The Newark Museum: A Book of Postcards

By Newark Museum

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876540930
• ISBN13: 9780876540930
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Pomegranat
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.8" x 0.4" x 6.9"

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"Cloth has been an integral part of African life for centuries, whether serving as a valued trade commodity or communicating the wearer's kinship group or status in the community. Woven into the fabric by hand; stenciled, painted, or embroidered onto machine-woven fabrics; printed by machine; or produced by cutting and subtracting threads, these designs are outstanding in their bold, rhythmic compositions and dynamic color...