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African Majesty The Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe

Peter Adler and Nicholas Barnard

A study of Asante and Ewe weaving, especially kente, with detailed photographs of cloths and notes on pattern, colour and meaning. The work also invites readers to consider how images shape memory, identity and the ways people are represented. It will interest readers exploring akan culture and asante history, especially the relationship between image-making and cultural history.

Shelf mark

SHL-036

Year

1992

Language

English

Copies

1

Location
Reading Room