African mud cloth art is a beautiful, intricate style that you can easily replicate on canvas. Inspired by the traditional ...

Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage ...

African artisanal crafts are a treasure trove of culture and creativity, offering unique items that reflect the continent's ...

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...

Reviewed by Victoria L. Rovine in Art bulletin (New York) 101 (2) June 2019, pages 144-146. AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. ANTH copy has bookplate: Smithsonian ...

A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

Classic and timeless, authentic African textiles can add texture and interest to any decorating style. Melvina Mency, owner of Anitavee’s Home Decor, an online store for African-inspired home accents, ...

Silk is not typically associated with Africa, but the luxurious cloth has been produced there for centuries. Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) now on view ...

At the African Fashion Night in Zurich, blue News met four designers from Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Between traditional craftsmanship, newly interpreted fabrics and highly symbolic ...