African fabrics

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Archiving Art & Life in Africa

Africa | Bark cloth from the Mbuti people of DR Congo | Bark, pigment

an old piece of cloth with many different colors and designs on the fabric, including stripes

Kente Cloth from Ghana

Ewe Kente Cloth (#ekc-4) Ewe people, Ghana, mid-20th cent. 20-strip cotton kente cloth (partial view shown) (102"l. x 70"w.)

an old woven cloth with squares and lines on the bottom, in various shades of brown

Collection

British Museum, Beving collection, late C19th. Af1934,0307.216 . Tunic/robe kusaibi.

an abstract painting with black and white designs on it's sides, including two faces

African Embroidery

African Embroidery | threadeater | Flickr

a close up view of a brown and white pattern on an old cloth or material

les fragments

a piece of art that is made out of wood and has black lines on it

Bogolan | Mali | Boubacar Doumbia | Oogenlust | Stichting Djenne

two black and white quilts with designs on them

HIAPO TAPA CLOTH , NIUE, CA 1890 #1

VINTAGE TAPA CLOTH: HIAPO TAPA CLOTH , NIUE, CA 1890 #1

an image of some kind of artwork that is on the ground in front of a black background

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Africa | Mbuti-Pygmy bark-cloth from DR Congo | These pieces of fabric are made from hand beaten tree bark and then painted with natural dyes.

a brown and black rug with square shapes on the bottom, and squares in different colors

Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa

Africa | Kuba people, DR of Congo | From the book Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa: Vanessa Drake Moraga

a piece of cloth with black and white designs on it

The Patternbase Archive

Africa | Boutala waist wrap, Kuba people. D R of Congo | Raffia cut-pile embroidery

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