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The Art of African Textiles (Hardcover)

by Duncan Clarke (Author) "The embroidered raffia cloths produced in the Kongo kingdom of western Zaire were greatly admired in post-Renaissance Europe and entered the curio cabinets and treasuries..." (more)
Key Phrases: weft float decoration, print cotton textile, raffia panel, West Africa, Gold Coast (more...)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA) (September 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1571451323
ISBN-13: 978-1840130744
Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds

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Key Phrases - SIPs: weft float decoration, print cotton textile, raffia panel, aso oke, raffia cloths (more)

Key Phrases - CAPs: West Africa, Gold Coast

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First Sentence:
The embroidered raffia cloths produced in the Kongo kingdom of western Zaire were greatly admired in post-Renaissance Europe and entered the curio cabinets and treasuries of nobles and kings as the finest products of African artistry alongside the celebrated ivory carvings from Benin and coastal Sierra Leone. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
weft float decoration, print cotton textile, raffia panel, aso oke, raffia cloths, dance skirt, alternating sections, kente cloth

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Africa, Gold Coast

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