African textiles today
By: Chris Spring
Publisher: The British Museum Press ; [Washington, DC] : Smithsonian Books, in association with British Museum Press; Smithsonian Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781588343802
Subjects: African Art; Textile fabrics in art; Clothing and dress; Costume; Visual communication; Textile fabrics; Themes, motives
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: African textiles as historical documents; title: Textiles and contemporary African art; title: Fabric of a nation : the printed cloth of West Africa; title: Kanga, capulana and ishweshwe : printed cloth of Eastern and Southern Africa; title: Textiles and trade; title: Textiles, status and leadership; title: Patterns of thought : textiles and systems of belief in North and West Africa; title: Textiles and communication; title: Through the lens : textiles, art and photography in Africa.