- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
African Textiles
About this book
An illustrated survey of African textiles - their design, manufacture, and use - as part of African life, art, and culture.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents Page
- Preface page
- Acknowledgements page
- 1 Introduction Textiles as a context of culture: What is a textile?; Textile design; Male and female weavers
- 2 The Raw Materials Wool; Silk; Cotton; Bast; Raphia; Indigo and other dyes; Barkcloth and other felted fabrics
- 3 The Loom Methods of applying warp tension; Shedding devices; The structural basis of textile design
- 4 The Single-Heddle Loom The Berber loom; The Nigerian vertical loom; Single-heddle looms employing discrete warp lengths
- 5 The Double-Heddle Loom The double-heddle loom in West Africa: Mende, Bamana, Fulani, Djerma, Hausa, Yoruba, Asante, Ewe, Manjaka-Papel, variations of loom structure
- 6 Weaving in Madagascar Loom types; Malagasy cloth
- 7 Pattern dyeing Yoruba adire cloth: Bamana mud cloth
- 8 Drawn, Painted, Printed and Stencilled Patterns
- 9 Appliqué and Related Techniques Quilting; Patchwork
- 10 Embroidery Embroidery in West Africa; Kuba embroidery
- Bibliography
- Index