Nigerian Textiles: Evolution of Surface Design
1979. Softbound. Yellowish wraps. [12] pp., with 12 bw plates. Exhibition was organized by Judith Perani and Lisa Aronson. 69 works were in this exhibition. More
Textiles - African
The Art Of African Textiles
London: Grange Books, 1997. Hardcover. glossy, black pictorial boards w/ orange printing. 128 pgs w/ color illustrations. glossy, black pictorial dustjacket. Wonderfully illustrated. More
Africa Interweave: Textile Diasporas
Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida, 2011. Softcover. Color-illus. card wraps with yellow/red/white lettering. 159 pp. with 53 color plates and numerous color and bw figures. Catalogue from the exhibition at the Samueal Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, February-May 20111. Beautiful and enlightening catalogue touching on several topics: West..... More
Sense, Style, Presence: African Arts of Personal Adornment
Gainesville, Florida: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, 2004. Softcover. Tan and color illus. stapled wraps, 32 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2004-2006 exhibition of African clothing, headware, and fashion accessories. With illustrated essays by Susan Cooksey, Victoria L. Rovine, Doran H...... More
Textiles Bogolan (Collections du Mali, No. 8)
Neuchâtel: Musee d'ethnographie, 2004. Softcover. Beige & color illus. wraps, 334 pp., 60 BW illus. Text is in French. Title on front cover: Textiles Bogolan du Mali. Explores the production of these handmade textiles from Mali in Indonesia. Includes information about the tools used, the process of dyeing the fabric..... More
The Essential Art Of African Textiles: Design Without End
New York / New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2008. Softcover. glossy pictorial wraps w/ vertical white printing. 72 pgs w/ color plates. Includes 16 thoroughly annotated color plates and various color illustrations and essays. "Textiles are a major form of aesthetic expression across Africa, and..... More
Notes Analytiques sur les Collections Ethnographiques du Musee du Congo Belge. Tome III, Fascicule 1. Le Tissage du Raphia au Congo Belge
Bruxelles: Spineux, 1935. Softcover. Oversized tan portfolio wraps with black lettering; 66 pp text, 5 bw plates, 4 bw and red plates. Text is in French. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge Series. Tome III, Fascicule 1. Analytical Notes on the Ethnographic Collections of the Belgian Congo Museum. Volume..... More
Shoowa Design: African Textiles from the Kingdom of Kuba
New York, N.Y. Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1986. Paperback. Orange and black illus wraps with black lettering. 205 pp. 102 color plates and primarily bw illustrations. "The Shoowa people, a small tribe from the kingdom of Kuba, in what is now Zaire, have been designing and making beautiful textiles for..... More
Moroccan Carpets
Londin: Hali Publications, 1994. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 160 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Signed by authors, Brooke and Russell Pickering. Originally published in 1994, a survey of 19th and 20th century Moroccan rugs and textiles featuring a collection of..... More
The Art of African Textiles: Technology, Tradition and Lurex
London: Barbican Art Gallery, 1999. Softcover. Blue and orange illustrated wraps with white and orange lettering; 140 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in mostly color. Originally published in 1995. Published to accompany a major Barbican Art Gallery exhibition held Sept. 21 through Dec. 10, 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-131)... More
Renewing Tradition: The Revitalization of Bogolan in Mali and Abroad
Iowa City: University of Iowa, 2000. Softcover. Cream and brown wraps with brown lettering; 12 pp. with several color images and a map of Africa. With information about Mali, Bogolan paintings, Bogolan in fashion, and American Bogolan. More
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
New York, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1972. Softcover. Brownish color illustrated wraps. 240 pp., 244 illustrations, with 40 in color. Issued in connection with the exhibition to be held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Oct. 11, 1972-Jan. 31, 1973, the Los Angeles County Museum of..... More
African Textiles and Decorative Arts
New York, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1972. Hardcover. Black/tan printed cloth boards, color illustrated dust jacket, decorative end pages, 240 pp., 244 illustrations, with 40 in color. From the dj: this book is the most comprehensive pictorial survey available of the African arts of textile design and personal..... More
An Exhibition of West African Textiles and Dress
Kent, Ohio: School of Art Gallery / Kent State University, no date given. Softcover. Color illus. stapled wraps; 19 pp.; 2 color plates, 17 bw figures. From an exhibition featuring 152 pieces of west African textiles and dress; Includes essays on weaving, design, and dress. More
African Textiles Today
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 2012. Hardcover. Color pictorial dj.; Red cloth over boards; Color illus. endpapers; 256 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. A fascinating and well illustrated book devoted to contemporary African textiles; Extensive text; Includes over 230 color images. More
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Adire Cloth in Nigeria : the preparation and dyeing of indigo patterned cloths among the Yoruba
Ibadan, Nigeria: The Institute of African Studies / University of Ibadan, 1971. Paperback. Navy blue textile-print wraps with mint green title block. 104 pp. with bw photos, line drawings, and textile detail images. Articles by Nancy Stanfield, O.L. Oke, Jane Barbour, George Jackson, and 'Bisi Akpata. Includes an appendix with..... More
Tellem Textiles: Archaeological finds from burial caves in Mali's Bandiagara Cliff
Amsterdam: Tropenmuseum (Royal Tropical Institute), 1991. Softcover. Blue & white & illus. wraps, 320 pp., BW illus. Text is in English, with a summary in French. "In the centre of the Republic of Mali, some 100 kilometres south of the bend of the River Niger, lies the high Cliff of..... More
Les Tissus de l'Afrique Occidentale, Methode de classification et catalogue raisonne des etoffes tissees de l'Afrique de l'Ouest etablis a partir de donnees techniques et historiques
Basel: Pharos-Verlag Hansrudolf Schwabe AG, 1964. Softcover. White, bw-illus. wraps with orange stripe. 168 pp. with 274 color and bw illustrations, including two folding charts and a few maps. Text in German. Band 13 from Basler Beitrage zur Geographie und Ethnologie Ethnologische Reihe. Covers the textiles of Sénégal, Gambie, Mali..... More
Recherche sur l'histoire des textiles traditionnels tisses et teints de l'Afrique occidentale
Basel: Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 1975. Softcover. White & illus. wraps, pp. 301-341, 22 BW illus., 2 maps. Text is in French. A bound reprint of an article published in Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, band [volume[ 86, issue 1/2. Provides details about traditional textiles woven and dyed in West Africa..... More
West African Textile
Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State University, 1985. Softcover. Oblong, black wraps with brown/black illus. and brown lettering. 36 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Catalogue from the exhibition held February 1-March 1, 1985 at the Student Center Gallery. Includes an introduction by Charlotte Vestal Brown and essays by several other..... More
Matisse's Secret: Kuba Textiles of Zaire
Nogizaka Art Hall, 1992. Softcover. Brown and brick illus. wraps with cornflower blue lettering; unpaginated with approx. 30 pp. bw and mostly color illustrations. With references to how Matisse was influenced by the Kuba textiles. More
The origin of the wax block prints on the coast of West Africa
Hengelo, Netherlands: Smit, 1976. Paperback. Glossy white wraps with color image; black lettering. 93 pp. with 42 color and bw images. Errata sheet laid into back. With an introduction, history, maps, and examples. A scarce title. More
Coptic Textiles
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Hardcover. Ivory cloth with beautiful black/red textile design; black lettering on spine. Glossy, color-illustrated dj with yellow lettering. 157 pp. full of color and bw images. More than 100 plates, including 62 in full color, reveal the rich splendor of these ancient fabrics, which throw such..... More
Nigerian Weaving
Roxford, England: H.A. & V.M. Lamb, 1980. Hardbound. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, black & illustrated dust jacket, 276 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. "Contains a systematic survey of the major Nigerian weaving traditions on a scale never before attempted. Covering not only the two main categories..... More
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. 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..... More