African Textiles

African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent

John Gillow surveys the African continent through the rich history and traditions of its textiles. 585 stunning full-color illustrations showcase the diversity of patterns, decorations, techniques, materials and dyes, including those of Pygmy bark cloth and Ethiopian weavings.  Paperback, 240 pages. 12.1" x 9.5"

Museum Provenance

The Warren M. Robbins Library in the National Museum of African Art is a major world resource center for the research and study of the visual arts of Africa. It is a repository documenting African art, history, culture and many of the objects found in the museum’s Walt Disney-Tishman Collection.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.