Cloth is the Center of the World: Nigerian Textiles, Global Perspectives

Susan J Torntore (editor)

Edité par The Goldstein Museum of Design, 2001

First edition. Card covers. 25.5 × 19cm, 79pp. A companion catalogue to an exhibition organised by the Goldstein Museum of Design, Dept. of Design, Housing and Apparel, at the University of Minnesota. Edited by Susan Torntore, this catalogue contains a preface (Cloth as the Center of My World by Joanne B Eicher), and introduction (The Center of Many Worlds: Perspectives on Four Nigerian Textiles), and four essays: 1. "We weave it:" Akwete Weavers, their Patrons, and Innovative in a Global Economy by Lisa Aronson; 2. "Our Great Mother. tied this cloth:" Pelete Bite Cloth, Women, and Kalabari Identity by Elisha P Renne; 3. Of Polomints and Alphabets: The Eicher Collection of African Wax Cloth by Anne M Spencer; and 4. #Leave velvet alone:" The Adire Tradition of the Yoruba by Norma H Wolff. The catalogue is illustrated within the text. Condition: Very good condition, but with a small tear to the fore-edge of the front cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 015469

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Titre : Cloth is the Center of the World: Nigerian ...
Éditeur : The Goldstein Museum of Design
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Soft cover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 1st Edition