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Author: Sam Hilu Publisher: Schiffer Craft ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Coveted by museum curators and private collectors alike, these striking velvety embroidered raffia cloths and ceremonial appliqu skirts were created deep in the heart of the Congo by the Kuba people. The intricate, eye-dazzling abstract designs, executed in an appealing palette of vegetal dyes, have inspired innumerable artists and designers including Paul Klee, Henry Matisse, Eduardo Chillida, Georges Braque, and Tristan Tzara. A value guide makes it an invaluable reference for collectors.
Author: Sam Hilu Publisher: Schiffer Craft ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Coveted by museum curators and private collectors alike, these striking velvety embroidered raffia cloths and ceremonial appliqu skirts were created deep in the heart of the Congo by the Kuba people. The intricate, eye-dazzling abstract designs, executed in an appealing palette of vegetal dyes, have inspired innumerable artists and designers including Paul Klee, Henry Matisse, Eduardo Chillida, Georges Braque, and Tristan Tzara. A value guide makes it an invaluable reference for collectors.
Author: Geoffrey Williams Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486227529 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 254
Book Description
Black-and-white linocut prints of geometric and abstract motifs, textual patterns, masks, and mythical figures provide a pictorial presentation of African designs
Author: Margo Singer Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN: 9780812220001 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
Arts educator Margo Singer provides a thorough understanding of the unique properties of silk and velvet as well as the history and traditions of decorating these textiles. She then shows how to produce these traditional decorative effects using household materials and widely available craft supplies.
Author: Hope B. Werness Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 9780826414656 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 378
Book Description
This lavishly produced voulume is the first reference work to focus on the symbols, meaning, and significance of art in native, or indigenous, cultures.
Author: Christa Clarke Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN: 1588391906 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 218
Book Description
A CD-ROM and DVD set extracted from the 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators.' The CD-ROM "contains a PDF of 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators, ' which features forty traditional works of African art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes a brief overview of the Metropolitan's collection of African art; a short introduction and history of Africa; an explanation of the role of visual expression in the continent; descriptions of the featured works of art and background about the materials and techniques that were used to created them ... The DVD, 'Ci Wara Invocation, ' "presents the highlights of a dozen ci wara performances in Bamana communities in present-day Mali that were recorded by five different observers between 1970-2002. Among the Bamana, oral traditions credit a mythical being named Ci Wara, a divine being half mortal and half antelope, with the introduction of agriculture to the Bamana. The ci wara performances are part of biannual celebrations that either launch or conclude the farming season."--Container
Author: Sam Hilu
Author: Sam Hilu
Author: Rebecca A. T. Stevens
Author: ギャラリー乃木坂
Author: Maria Kecskési
Author: Geoffrey Williams
Author: Roy Sieber
Author: Margo Singer
Author: Hope B. Werness
Author: Bard Graduate Center
Author: Christa Clarke