African Costumes and Textiles From the Berbers to the Zulus: The Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection
Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2008. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards with matching dust jacket, 318 pp, color illustrations and maps. As new in shrinkwrap. Item #179095
This book is a tribute to the creativity of the peoples of Africa, in particular to its weavers and presents magnificent textiles and accessories in over 300 full-colour photos. Preface by John Mack ; texts by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Frieda Sorber, Anne Van Cutsem ; photographs by Mauro Magliani. Contents include: Africa's memory, woven and embroidered / Anne Van Cutsem -- Designs for living / John Mack -- North Africa: from fibres to yarns through the Maghreb / Frieda Sorber -- West Africa: how to weave colours and meaning / Anne-Marie Bouttiaux -- Sub-Saharan African Headgear / Anne Van Cutsem -- Central Africa: the Sway of the courts of Chiefs and digniatries / Anne-Marie Bouttiaux -- East Africa: a declared and sublimated identity / Anne-Marie Bouttiaux -- South Africa: say it with beads / Anne-Marie Bouttiaux.
OCLC: 228356739
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