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  2. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    This African textile is used to weave the Ghanaian Smock. Queens, princesses and women of Dagbon wear the Chinchini. The weaving of the chinchini is done by the 'Kpaluu', one of the traditional professional in the Dagbon society that has existed until today. The smock made from the Chinchini of Dagbon is the most worn traditional cloth of Ghana.

  3. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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    The character of Kuba design accords with Robert Thompson's observation that some African music and art forms are enlivened by off-beat phrasing of accents, by breaking the expected continuum of surface, by staggering and suspending the pattern. [11] In textile design, the Africans of the Kasai-Sankuru region do not project a composition as an ...

  4. African folk art - Wikipedia

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    African folk art consists of a variety of items: household objects, metal objects, toys, textiles, masks, and wood sculpture. Most traditional African art meets many definitions of folk art generally, or at least did so until relatively recent dates.

  5. Litema - Wikipedia

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    Museum for African Art, New York 1993, ISBN 3791312308. Gary van Wyk: Patterns of Possession : An Art of African Habitation. UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996. Gary van Wyk: African painted houses : Basotho dwellings of Southern Africa. Abrams, New York 1998, ISBN 0-8109-1990-7. Paul Changuion: The African mural.

  6. Ndebele house painting - Wikipedia

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    One thing that has changed since the beginning of house painting and present-day wall art is their styles. [citation needed] At the beginning of house painting, their symbols and patterns were often based on Ndebele's beadwork. The patterns were tonal and painted with the women's fingers. The original paint on the house was a limestone whitewash.

  7. African art - Wikipedia

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    African art includes prehistoric and ancient art, the Islamic art of West Africa, the Christian art of East Africa, and the traditional artifacts of these, and other regions. Many African sculptures were historically made of wood and other natural materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, although rare older ...

  8. Akwete cloth - Wikipedia

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    Other motifs include traditional beliefs, legends, common tools, household items, and plants. [2] In recent times, Akwete weaving patterns have begun to display themes relevant to Nigeria as a whole, utilizing the design and colors of the Nigerian flag, the coat of arms and celebrating the Black Festival of the Arts in Nigeria. [2]

  9. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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    Kente production can be classified by three versions: authentic kente cloth made by traditional weavers, kente print produced by brands such as Vlisco and Akosombo Textile Ltd, and mass-produced kente pattern typically produced in China for West Africans. Authentic kente cloth is the most expensive, while kente print varies in price depending ...

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