African Textiles - Colour and Creativity Across a Continent (Paperback)

Now available in a compact paperback edition, this book remains the most comprehensive survey of African textiles on the market today, illustrating in over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, handcrafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. Covering, region by region, the handmade textiles of West, North, East, Central and Southern Africa, African Textiles outlines the vast array of techniques used as well as the different types of loom, materials and dyes that help to create these sumptuous textiles. With a useful glossary and map, a guide to collections open to the public, and suggestions for further reading, this book provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles.

General

Imprint:	Thames and Hudson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
First published:	2003
Authors:	John Gillow
Dimensions:	277 x 215 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-500-29221-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Textile arts > General
LSN:	0-500-29221-3
Barcode:	9780500292211

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